The antipode of Salamanca
A straight line from Salamanca through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 41.0°S 174.3°E, 47 km from Porirua, New Zealand.
- Salamanca
- 41.0°N 5.7°WSpain
- Antipode point
- 41.0°S 174.3°E
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- PoriruaNew Zealand · 47 km
How the antipode of Salamanca is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Salamanca changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 41.0°N 5.7°W becomes 41.0°S 174.3°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.