Somewhat famously, Australia* has no landed antipodes. That is to say, there is no place on Australia’s home territory that is opposite any other land.

What didn’t occur to me until recently is how snugly its reverse image is tucked into the North Atlantic gap opposite which it lies. There’s really not much in it: if you nudge Australia a smidge you end up with antipodes.

Bermuda’s antipodes lie about 25 km west of the coast of Rockingham in Western Australia. The antipodes of Antigua are about 100 km NW of Imperieuse Reef WA. Santa Cruz das Flores in the Azores is opposite a point about 90 km east of Flinders Island, Tasmania.

*By this I mean your basic six states and two territories, not external territories. Christmas Island, Heard Island and Australia’s Antarctic Territories have landed antipodes.

Okay.

How do they project an antipode.

through the earth’s centre i presume.

That’s what I’d reckon.

ChrispenEvan said:

through the earth’s centre i presume.

Centre of mass?

Peak Warming Man said:

How do they project an antipode.

There’s a web site where you can do that. I can’t remember what it’s called though sorry.

i would imagine it is the centre that locates all great circles.

http://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/antipode-map/

www.antipodesmap.com

https://www.freemaptools.com/tunnel-to-other-side-of-the-earth.htm

The longitude plus 180 deg, and the opposite latitude north or south.

(my guess)

So how does this advantage, or disadvantage Australia, or Australians? put simply do we need to give a fuck?

Australia and New Zealand are commonly called the antipodes by those in Europe.

I named one band I was in The Antipodes not anticipating that many weren’t familiar with the term and would pronouce it anti-pOds :/

Ian said:

Australia and New Zealand are commonly called the antipodes by those in Europe.

I named one band I was in The Antipodes not anticipating that many weren’t familiar with the term and would pronouce it anti-pOds :/

>>anti-pOds

Oi…. I resemble that comment…

dv said:

Somewhat famously, Australia* has no landed antipodes. That is to say, there is no place on Australia’s home territory that is opposite any other land.

What didn’t occur to me until recently is how snugly its reverse image is tucked into the North Atlantic gap opposite which it lies. There’s really not much in it: if you nudge Australia a smidge you end up with antipodes.

Bermuda’s antipodes lie about 25 km west of the coast of Rockingham in Western Australia. The antipodes of Antigua are about 100 km NW of Imperieuse Reef WA. Santa Cruz das Flores in the Azores is opposite a point about 90 km east of Flinders Island, Tasmania.

*By this I mean your basic six states and two territories, not external territories. Christmas Island, Heard Island and Australia’s Antarctic Territories have landed antipodes.

My father drew a map centred on Sydney many decades ago. The coast of Morocco, being near the antipodean point, was stretched out near the circumference of the map.