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The antipode of Recife

The far side of the Earth from Recife is ocean at 8.1°N 145.1°E. The nearest city to that point, Jayapura, Indonesia, is 1,274 km away.

Recife
8.1°S 34.9°WBrazil
Antipode point
8.1°N 145.1°E
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
JayapuraIndonesia · 1,274 km
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How the antipode of Recife is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Recife changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 8.1°S 34.9°W becomes 8.1°N 145.1°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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