https://blog.lukesalamone.com/tags/geography/ Recent content in Geography on Luke Salamone's Blog Hugo en-us Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:07:36 -0800 https://blog.lukesalamone.com/posts/earth-antipodes/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:07:36 -0800 https://blog.lukesalamone.com/posts/earth-antipodes/ <figure><img src="../../img/antipode_land.png" alt="White areas show points of earth on land whose antipode is also on land. This is only about 8.6% of all of earth&rsquo;s surface."><figcaption> <p>White areas show points of earth on land whose antipode is also on land. This is only about 8.6% of all of earth&rsquo;s surface.</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p>If you want to fly across the Pacific Ocean, you&rsquo;ll have to board an airplane and fly around 12 hours. It&rsquo;s pretty slow. A much faster route would be to go directly through the center of the earth. &ldquo;Digging to China&rdquo; was a common expression I heard growing up, with the implication that the opposite side of the globe is somewhere in Asia.</p>