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The antipode of Machala

A straight line from Machala through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 3.3°N 100.0°E, 42 km from Tanjung Balai, Indonesia.

Machala
3.3°S 80.0°WEcuador
Antipode point
3.3°N 100.0°E
Under the point
Land
Nearest city
Tanjung BalaiIndonesia · 42 km
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How the antipode of Machala is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Machala changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 3.3°S 80.0°W becomes 3.3°N 100.0°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.

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