The antipode of Piura
A straight line from Piura through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 5.2°N 99.3°E, 102 km from Penang, Malaysia.
- Piura
- 5.2°S 80.7°WPeru
- Antipode point
- 5.2°N 99.3°E
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- PenangMalaysia · 102 km
How the antipode of Piura is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Piura changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 5.2°S 80.7°W becomes 5.2°N 99.3°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.