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The antipode of San Francisco

The far side of the Earth from San Francisco is ocean at 37.8°S 57.6°E. The nearest city to that point, Tôlanaro, Madagascar, is 1,735 km away.

San Francisco
37.8°N 122.4°WUnited States
Antipode point
37.8°S 57.6°E
Under the point
Ocean
Nearest city
TôlanaroMadagascar · 1,735 km
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How the antipode of San Francisco is found

An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of San Francisco changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 37.8°N 122.4°W becomes 37.8°S 57.6°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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