The antipode of Jieshou
A straight line from Jieshou through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 33.3°S 64.6°W, 30 km from Río Cuarto, Argentina.
- Jieshou
- 33.3°N 115.4°EChina
- Antipode point
- 33.3°S 64.6°W
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- Río CuartoArgentina · 30 km
How the antipode of Jieshou is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Jieshou changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 33.3°N 115.4°E becomes 33.3°S 64.6°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.