Find the antipode (opposite point on Earth) from any coordinates. Flip the latitude and add or subtract 180° from the longitude to get the exact opposite location.
Last updated: March 2026 | By Summa Calculator
An antipode is the point on Earth's surface that is diametrically opposite to another point. In other words, if you could drill a hole straight through the center of the Earth from any location, you would emerge at that location's antipode. The term comes from the Greek words "anti" (opposite) and "pous" (foot), literally meaning "opposite feet."
Two points are antipodal if they are located at opposite ends of a diameter of the Earth. This means they are separated by approximately 12,742 kilometers (7,918 miles) — Earth's mean diameter. Antipodes have opposite latitudes (one positive, one negative) and longitudes that differ by 180 degrees.
An interesting geographic fact: most antipodes fall in oceans rather than on land. For example, most of North America's antipodes lie in the Indian Ocean, while many Asian locations correspond to the southern Pacific or South American regions. Only about 4% of Earth's land surface has land as its antipode. Some notable near-land-to-land pairs include parts of New Zealand positioned roughly opposite southern Spain, and portions of eastern China roughly opposite southern Argentina.
To find an antipode, flip the latitude and shift the longitude by 180°:
Input the latitude and longitude of your starting location. You can find these coordinates from Google Maps, GPS devices, or mapping applications.
The calculator instantly shows the coordinates of the opposite point on Earth, displayed in both decimal degrees and cardinal directions.
Click "View on Google Maps" to see the antipodal location and explore what's actually there often an ocean!
Find the antipode of New York City (Statue of Liberty):
Earth's land is unevenly distributed. Most land mass is in the Northern Hemisphere, while the Southern Hemisphere is mostly ocean. This means the antipodes of most land areas fall in water. Only about 4% of Earth's land has land as its antipode.
The antipode of the North Pole is the South Pole, and vice versa. The poles are unique points where latitude reaches its extreme (90° or -90°), and any longitude value works since all meridians converge at the poles.
Flip the latitude sign and add or subtract 180° from the longitude.
It is called the antipode, the point directly opposite a location on the globe.
Yes, though rare. True antipodal city pairs are difficult to find. Some examples include Hong Kong, China being roughly antipodal to parts of Argentina, and Christchurch, New Zealand being near-antipodal to southern Spain. However, most such pairings involve small towns or regions rather than major cities.
Antipodal points are separated by Earth's diameter: approximately 12,742 kilometers (7,918 miles) through the center of the planet. Along the Earth's surface, they are about 20,037 kilometers (12,450 miles) apart, which is half of Earth's circumference.
No, it's physically impossible. Earth's core reaches temperatures of 5,700°C (10,300°F), hotter than the Sun's surface. The deepest humans have drilled is about 12 km (7.5 miles), barely 0.1% of the way through Earth's diameter.
For any point on the equator (latitude 0°), its antipode is also on the equator but on the opposite side of Earth. The latitude stays 0°, and the longitude differs by exactly 180°.
A full circle is 360°. To get to the opposite side of Earth, you need to travel halfway around, which is 180°. Whether you add or subtract 180° depends on whether you're in the eastern or western hemisphere.
Very few. The Bounty Islands (New Zealand) and the Kerguelen Islands (French Southern Territories) are nearly antipodal. The Falkland Islands are almost antipodal to parts of northeastern China. Perfect island-to-island antipodes are extremely rare.
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