The antipode of Montpellier
A straight line from Montpellier through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 43.6°S 176.1°W, 28 km from Chatham Island, New Zealand.
- Montpellier
- 43.6°N 3.9°EFrance
- Antipode point
- 43.6°S 176.1°W
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- Chatham IslandNew Zealand · 28 km
How the antipode of Montpellier is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Montpellier changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 43.6°N 3.9°E becomes 43.6°S 176.1°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.