The antipode of Zurich
The far side of the Earth from Zurich is ocean at 47.4°S 171.4°W. The nearest city to that point, Chatham Island, New Zealand, is 550 km away.
- Zurich
- 47.4°N 8.6°ESwitzerland
- Antipode point
- 47.4°S 171.4°W
- Under the point
- Ocean
- Nearest city
- Chatham IslandNew Zealand · 550 km
How the antipode of Zurich is found
An antipode is the point exactly opposite on the other side of the planet. The latitude of Zurich changes hemisphere and the longitude moves by 180°, so 47.4°N 8.6°E becomes 47.4°S 171.4°W. That point is 12,742 km away straight through the Earth and about 20,015 km along the surface in any direction.