The antipode of Viseu
A straight line from Viseu through the centre of the Earth comes out on dry land at 40.7°S 172.1°E, 121 km from Nelson, New Zealand.
- Viseu
- 40.7°N 7.9°WPortugal
- Antipode point
- 40.7°S 172.1°E
- Under the point
- Land
- Nearest city
- NelsonNew Zealand · 121 km
How the antipode of Viseu is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Viseu changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 40.7°N 7.9°W becomes 40.7°S 172.1°E. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.