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The antipode of Recklinghausen

The far side of the Earth from Recklinghausen is ocean at 51.6°S 172.8°W. The nearest city to that point, Dunedin, New Zealand, is 1,376 km away.

Recklinghausen
51.6°N 7.2°EGermany
Antipode point
51.6°S 172.8°W
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
DunedinNew Zealand · 1,376 km
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How the antipode of Recklinghausen is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Recklinghausen changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 51.6°N 7.2°E becomes 51.6°S 172.8°W. 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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