Tunnel to the Other Side of the Earth
Have you ever wondered which part of the other side of the earth is directly below you? Find out using this map tunnelling tool.
Map Tunnelling Tool
| Map 1 | Map 2 |
| Nearest Country : | Nearest Country : |
Options
[Map Height : Small - Medium - Large]
Unlink Zoom between Map 1 and Map 2
How to use the Map Tunnelling Tool
Drag map 1 or 2 by clicking and holding the map as you move it. When you let go and finish dragging the map the other map will then show you where about's on the earth the far end of the imaginary tunnel will be. In effect it will show you what is at the other side of the earth.
To make things easier, you can also zoom the map in and out.
You can adjust the height of the map by using the small, medium and large buttons.
You can also change the map view using the Map, Satellite and Hybrid buttons. This works independently for each map.
About
This is a Antipodes Map. An antipode of a point on the earth is the region on the Earth's surface which is diametrically opposite to that point. The two points which are antipodal to one another are considered to be connected by a straight line or tunnel through the centre of the Earth.
Version History
- 21st September 2009 - Removed boarder around maps for better fit
- 14th January 2009 - Added Unlink Zoom option
- 22nd October 2008 - Added dual control so both maps can be the "driver" and the "passenger". The nearest country also now displays for both maps
- 22nd July 2008 - Latitude and longitude for the centre of each map is now shown. Nearest Country displayed.
- 29th November 2007 - Crosshairs added to each map
- 20th September 2007 - Map 2 now starts in the correct place instead of the same location as map 1 until map 1 is moved
- 16th September 2007 - Page Created
Future Developments
Ideas and improvements that are due to be implemented in the future. If you think of any ways of improving this tunnelling tool or spot any bugs, then please get in touch.
- Measure distance between the two points in question to discover the length of the tunnel (request by Baker)
- KML download for each of the two points for use in Google Earth
Relevant Links
What would happen if I drilled a tunnel through the centre of the Earth and jumped into it?
Latitude and longitude converter and antipodal calculator
Antipodes: The Other Side of the World
Previous Comments For This Page
I used to operate a Ham radio station in Hawaii. I would often make contacts with Madagascar and Mozambique and South Africa. Now I see they are close to antipodal from Hawaii, probably helped a lot.
By ex KH6HDX on 01/02/2012
Horrendous scale on that map
Greenland (800,000 sq miles) is not anywhere near the size of Africa (11 500,000 sq miles)
On 29/01/2012
Ths is awesome. Thank you!
By James Pierce, Miami, FL on 21/01/2012
Great tool! Thanks a lot for making this, very interesting. Itīs clear, as someone pointed out in a comment, that most places are opposite ocean. Kind of a letdown - what happened to China? - but it says something about the surface of the Earth.
By Niels Petter on 19/01/2012
Charles: There's actually a nice map of how the antipodes overlap in the wikipedia article for "Antipode". Apparently, only about 4% of the land in the world is antipodal to land.
By Djn on 19/01/2012
For those complaining about the antipode of London not being on the date line: Notice that the IDL bends around New Zealand - it's very obvious if you zoom out a bit. :)
By Djn on 19/01/2012
Perth comes out in the Bermuda Triangle. FTW!!
By andy on 18/01/2012
Cool, New Zealand is almost opposite of the "old" Zeeland.
By foobar on 18/01/2012
So much for digging through to China for the USA. Water from the Indian Ocean would just start welling up.
On 18/01/2012
Excellent, now all we need to do to organise our overseas holiday is get a really, really big digger... hehehe
By Anon on 17/01/2012
Quick test... Put the cross hairs on London. What is the antipodal???
By Willys on 17/01/2012
Interesting but inaccurate
try find Antipode from london on map 1 & 2 see in relation to the international date line and New Zeland
By Darkmagi on 17/01/2012
At the opposite side of the earth from me is a blue screen. It would be nice if the program gave you a long. lat. in case you are opposite an open stretch of ocean.
By Charles on 17/01/2012
Now I know that the person in the song "Ana Ng" is from Peru.
On 17/01/2012
It's a pretty nifty tool, but the crosshairs seem significantly off target. Set them, then adjust the zoom level a few times. You'll see what I mean.
Also, the widths of the maps are changing as the width of the text below them change.
On 17/01/2012
I've been digging for 10 years thinking I would end up in China. Now I realize that I will end up in the ocean so I guess I will bring scuba gear.
On 31/12/2011
I live in Tampa, Florida (USA). I would end up in the Indian Ocean, west of Australia.
On 13/12/2011
this is an awesome tool. cheers
By 3v1ld34d on 01/12/2011
I think that's cool that it shows where you would be if you went directly across the world.
On 16/11/2011
worst place ever
By annonymous on 03/11/2011
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