See here for an interesting, interactive map of the world showing which points are exactly opposite each other.
Could you get to China by digging a hole straight through the earth from the USA?
See here for an interesting, interactive map of the world showing which points are exactly opposite each other.
Could you get to China by digging a hole straight through the earth from the USA?
5 responses so far ↓
1 Donna // Jun 19, 2006 at 6:16 pm
Looks like we’d have to live in South America to do that!
2 Don // Jun 19, 2006 at 7:48 pm
Chile, Bolivia, or Argentina to be more precise. Pretty cool.
3 Daryl // Jun 19, 2006 at 7:56 pm
When we travel to Peru next month, Gisele will be opposite the place she was born, Vietnam. She’s also been to New Zealand and Spain, another pair.
I don’t think I’ve ever been at or near any antipode pairs.
4 Mom // Jun 20, 2006 at 2:56 pm
From everywhere I’ve been, I would end up in an ocean.
5 Heather // Jun 20, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Looks like if we dug anywhere in the con. 48 states we would just hit water!
Pretty cool site!