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The antipode of Mérida

The far side of the Earth from Mérida is ocean at 21.0°S 90.4°E. The nearest city to that point, Cocos Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, is 1,196 km away.

Mérida
21.0°N 89.6°WMexico
Antipode point
21.0°S 90.4°E
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
Cocos IslandsCocos (Keeling) Islands · 1,196 km
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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 21.0°N 89.6°W becomes 21.0°S 90.4°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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