{"id":87204,"date":"2011-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/know-your-antipodes\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:49:57","slug":"know-your-antipodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/know-your-antipodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Know your Antipodes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why is it that everyone thinks their <strong>antipodes<\/strong> will always land them in China? Do you even know what an antipode is? Don\u2019t worry I also only found out recently what it is. An antipode explains where you will wind up if you were to dig a straight hole from your current location through the earth\u2019s crust and core to the exact polar opposite.<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia explains an antipode as \u201c<em>In geography, the antipodes of any place on Earth is its antipodal point; that is, the region on the Earth&#8217;s surface which is diametrically opposite to it. Two points which are antipodal to one another are connected by a straight line through the centre of the Earth<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click for the full <a title=\"Antipodes \" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antipodes \" target=\"_blank\">Antipode Wiki<\/a> entry.<\/p>\n<p>Disappointingly enough, if you\u2019re anywhere in South Africa then your antipode will land you in the sea.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-18899\" href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/know-your-antipodes\/antipode-map\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18899\" title=\"Antipode Map\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Antipode-Map.png\" alt=\"Antipode Map\" width=\"570\" height=\"402\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Some Interesting Antipode\u2019s<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cape Town \u2013 <strong>Cape Town\u2019s antipode <\/strong>is somewhere in the North Pacific Ocean<\/li>\n<li>Port Elizabeth \u2013 PE you\u2019re almost directly above Hawaii. Start digging now if it\u2019s surf, hula girls and the Aloha spirit you\u2019re after<\/li>\n<li>Durban \u2013 In the North Pacific between Hawaii and the American mainland<\/li>\n<li>Johannesburg \u2013 Also in the North Pacific but decidedly closer to the Hawaiian Islands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re in Spain then your antipode is New Zealand! While this main seem trivial it gives you an idea of the long distance travel you undertake when you fly for example from the Australia\u2019s to Europe.<\/p>\n<h2>So who does end up in China?<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re travelling around South America then your antipode will connect you with China. Parts of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia are all <strong>antipodes <\/strong>to the elusive People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p>\n<h2>Antipode Map<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to the folks at Google Maps you can now easily get to know your antipode online. Follow the link for a user friendly <a title=\"Antipode Map \" href=\"http:\/\/www.antipodemap.com\/ \" target=\"_blank\">antipode map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If we could somehow harness antipodes for travel it would certainly have an impact on the need to find <a title=\"Cheap Flight Tickets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/static.jsp?pageName=Cheap_Flight_Tickets\" target=\"_self\">cheap flight tickets<\/a> everytime we travel somewhere. Perhaps one day we\u2019ll have an antipodean transportation network. Ah I can see it now &#8211; You\u2019ll be logging on to <a title=\"Travelstart \" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/index.jsp\" target=\"_self\">Travelstart<\/a> to find the cheapest antipode cell\u2026 or maybe I\u2019m just dreaming.<\/p>\n<p>Image: <a href=\" http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/perrenque\/\" target=\"_blank\">Perrenque<\/a> on Flickr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is it that everyone thinks their antipodes will always land them in China? Do you even know what an antipode is? Don\u2019t worry I also only found out recently what it is. An antipode explains where you will wind up if you were to dig a straight hole from your current location through the earth\u2019s crust and core to the exact polar opposite. 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