Antipodes Map: weird website review & sites like it

Antipodes Map is a tiny geography toy with a neat trick. Click anywhere on the map and a second pin shows your antipode: the exact point on the opposite side of the globe. Dig a hole through the center of the Earth and this is where you would come out.

What you find surprises most people. Almost every place you pick lands in the ocean, because there is far more water than land and the continents rarely sit opposite each other. It takes real effort to find land-to-land pairs.

It takes thirty seconds to understand and a few minutes to start searching for exceptions. The site works on phones. Try clicking your hometown first, and then see how long it takes to find a pair of dry-land opposites. If you like this, there is more map play at /site/the-true-size and /category/maps-geography.

Tips for getting the most out of it

Try your hometown, then your favorite city.
Search for land-to-land pairs; they are rare.
Use the side-by-side maps to compare both points.

Questions about Antipodes Map

What is Antipodes Map?

Antipodes Map is a website that shows the antipode of any place you click, meaning the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth. Plan on about 30 sec. It works on phones. You can find it at antipodesmap.com, and we check the link daily.

Why do most antipodes land in the ocean?

The Earth's surface is mostly water, and the continents are not arranged so that land sits opposite land. As a result, most points on land have an antipode in the ocean. Plan on about 30 sec. It works on phones. You can find it at antipodesmap.com, and we check the link daily.