Antipodes points
WHS which are situated approximately (within 2 degrees of latitude and longitude) opposite each other on the globe.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ancient ksours | ANCIENT KSOUR OF CHINGUETI=LAGOONS OF NEW CALEDONIA(atoll d ouvea et beautemps beaupre) N20 27 48 W12 22 00 = S20 33 37 E166 28 12 | |
| Arequipa | HISTORIC CENTRE OF CITY OF AREQUIPA=COMPLEX OF HUE MONUMENTS S16 24 0 W71 32 0 = N16 28 10 E107 34 40 | |
| Banc d'Arguin | BANC D ARGUIN NATIONAL PARK=LAGOONS OF NEW CALEDONIA(atolls d'entrecasteaux) N20 14 4.992 W16 6 32.004 = S18 26 12 E163 4 49 | |
| Gusuku of Ryukyu | Shikinaen Site, Naha City N26 12 E127 41 versus Iguazu National Park S25 31 5 W54 7 60 | |
| Hué | HISTORIC CENTRE OF CITY OF AREQUIPA=COMPLEX OF HUE MONUMENTS S16 24 0 W71 32 0 = N16 28 10 E107 34 40 | |
| Iguazu National Park | Shikinaen Site, Naha City (Gusuku sites) N26 12 E127 41 versus Iguazu National Park S25 31 5 W54 7 60 | |
| Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | Vigan - Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | |
| Lagoons of New Caledonia | ANCIENT KSOUR OF CHINGUETI=LAGOONS OF NEW CALEDONIA(atoll d ouvea et beautemps beaupre) N20 27 48 W12 22 00 = S20 33 37 E166 28 12 // BANC D ARGUIN NATIONAL PARK=LAGOONS OF NEW CALEDONIA(atolls d'entrecasteaux) N20 14 4.992 W16 6 32.004 = S18 26 12 E163 4 49 | |
| Le Havre | NEW ZEALAND SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS(Antipodes islands)=LE HAVRE S49 41 E178 48 = N49 29 20.6 E0 06 54.8 | |
| Loire Valley | NEW ZEALAND SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS(Bounty island)=THE LOIRE VALLEY(Angers) S47 45 E179 03 = N47 23 56.004 E0 42 10.008 | |
| Macao | HISTORIC CENTRE OF MACAO=QUEBRADA DE HUMAHUACA N22 11 28.651 E113 32 11.26 = S23 11 59.5 W65 20 55.9 | |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | SEWELL MINING TOWN=MAUSOLEUM OF THE FIRST QIN EMPEROR S34 05 04 W70 22 58 = N34 22 60 E109 5 60 | |
| Nasca Lines | LINES AND GEOGLYPHS OF NASCA AND PAMPAS DE JUMANA=TEMPLE OF PREAH VIHEAR S14 43 33 W75 08 55 = N14 23 18 E104 41 2 | |
| Pantanal | Rice Terraces N16 56 2.004 E121 8 12.012 versus Pantanal Conservation Area S17 43 0.012 W57 22 59.988 | |
| Preah Vihear Temple | LINES AND GEOGLYPHS OF NASCA AND PAMPAS DE JUMANA=TEMPLE OF PREAH VIHEAR S14 43 33 W75 08 55 = N14 23 18 E104 41 2 | |
| Quebrada de Humahuaca | HISTORIC CENTRE OF MACAO=QUEBRADA DE HUMAHUACA N22 11 28.651 E113 32 11.26 = S23 11 59.5 W65 20 55.9 | |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | Rice Terraces N16 56 2.004 E121 8 12.012 versus Pantanal Conservation Area S17 43 0.012 W57 22 59.988 | |
| Sewell Mining Town | SEWELL MINING TOWN=MAUSOLEUM OF THE FIRST QIN EMPEROR S34 05 04 W70 22 58 = N34 22 60 E109 5 60 | |
| Sub-Antarctic Islands | NEW ZEALAND SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS(Bounty island)=THE LOIRE VALLEY(Angers) S47 45 E179 03 = N47 23 56.004 E0 42 10.008 AND )=LE HAVRE S49 41 E178 48 = N49 29 20.6 E0 06 54.8 | |
| Toledo | HISTORIC CITY OF TOLEDO=TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK N39 52 00.8 W4 01 45.9 = S39 17 27 E175 33 44 | |
| Tongariro National Park | HISTORIC CITY OF TOLEDO=TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK N39 52 00.8 W4 01 45.9 = S39 17 27 E175 33 44 (plus the other southern meseta sites in Spain, like Almadén, Aranjuez, Madrid, Alcalá, El escurial, Elvas, Mérida, Cáceres) | |
| Vigan | Vigan - Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos |
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