The antipode of Haikou
A straight line from Haikou through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 20.0°S 69.7°W, 54 km from Iquique, Chile.
- Haikou
- 20.0°N 110.3°EChina
- Antipode point
- 20.0°S 69.7°W
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- IquiqueChile · 54 km
How the antipode of Haikou is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Haikou changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 20.0°N 110.3°E becomes 20.0°S 69.7°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.