The antipode of Trincomalee
The far side of the Earth from Trincomalee is ocean at 8.6°S 98.8°W. The nearest city to that point, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, is 1,305 km away.
- Trincomalee
- 8.6°N 81.2°ESri Lanka
- Antipode point
- 8.6°S 98.8°W
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- Galapagos IslandsEcuador · 1,305 km
How the antipode of Trincomalee is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Trincomalee changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 8.6°N 81.2°E becomes 8.6°S 98.8°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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- Jaffna181 km
- Colombo238 km
- Nagapattinam287 km
- Karaikudi317 km
- Pudukkottai332 km
- Kumbakonam333 km