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DictionaryantipodesOpposite sides of Earth
noun / proper noun

antipodes

an-TIP-uh-deez/ˌæntɪpˌoʊdiz/

Places directly opposite each other on the globe.

The map connects two antipodes on opposite sides of Earth.

Earth as a hand-painted globe floating against generous white space, two small vivid red pins mark exactly opposite points on its surface, joined by a straight thin dashed diameter passing through the center of the globe, with a subtle translucent cutaway allowing the far pin and line visible.
Etymology
antiGreekopposite
+podesGreekfoot

The image is of people whose feet are opposite ours on the globe. The name shifted from those inhabitants to the places they occupy on the other side of the earth.

In context

Open Atlas0:07
the concept of antipodes these are places on Earth that lie directly opposite of each other
Antipodes - The Opposite Side of The World From You

More examples

  • The two points are antipodes on the globe.
  • She spends January in the Antipodes, visiting Australia and New Zealand.
  • The map marks the antipodes of several major cities.

Forms

Antipodes

Similar words

Down Under
Informal name for Australia, sometimes also including New Zealand.
Australasia
A geographic region that can also include nearby islands.