The antipode of Mérida
A straight line from Mérida through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 8.6°S 108.8°E, 97 km from Cilacap, Indonesia.
- Mérida
- 8.6°N 71.2°WVenezuela
- Antipode point
- 8.6°S 108.8°E
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- CilacapIndonesia · 97 km
How the antipode of Mérida is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Mérida changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 8.6°N 71.2°W becomes 8.6°S 108.8°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.
Antipodes of cities near Mérida
- Cilacapon the other side of the Earth
- El Vigía54 km
- San Carlos del Zulia96 km
- Valera103 km
- Barinas103 km
- Cúcuta165 km
- Guanare166 km
- Ciudad Ojeda181 km