The antipode of Taitung
A straight line from Taitung through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 22.8°S 58.9°W, 109 km from Loma Plata, Paraguay.
- Taitung
- 22.8°N 121.1°ETaiwan
- Antipode point
- 22.8°S 58.9°W
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- Loma PlataParaguay · 109 km
How the antipode of Taitung is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Taitung changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 22.8°N 121.1°E becomes 22.8°S 58.9°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.