The antipode of Nantes
The far side of the Earth from Nantes is ocean at 47.2°S 178.4°E. The nearest city to that point, Chatham Island, New Zealand, is 555 km away.
- Nantes
- 47.2°N 1.6°WFrance
- Antipode point
- 47.2°S 178.4°E
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- Chatham IslandNew Zealand · 555 km
How the antipode of Nantes is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Nantes changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 47.2°N 1.6°W becomes 47.2°S 178.4°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.