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JusJoJan25 the 20th – Antipodal myths

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This post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “antipodean,” comes to us from Kim. Check out her blog here!

When I was a kid, I was told the antipode (the opposite side of the planet) of where I lived was China. It’s not, and it never has been.

In fact, the antipode of Toronto (in and around where I’ve spent most of my life) is somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean, but closest to Australia.

Not that I would have known what an “antipode” was. In fact, I only learned the word two days ago from Kim!

If you want to find your antipode, you can do so here: https://www.geodatos.net/en/antipodes/

This geographically correct post is part of Just Jot it January! Want to join in? Just click here to get to the prompt and drop your link. It’s fun!

Thanks again to Kim for the prompt!

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21 thoughts on “JusJoJan25 the 20th – Antipodal myths

  1. Carol anne's avatar

    I’ve never heard of this word! I’ll check to see where mine is! Probably somewhere in africa!

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  2. Dawn's avatar

    It was a new word for me too!

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  3. willowdot21's avatar

    I am amazed that so few people know the word Antipodean Antipode … Don’t know whybut I’ve known it all my life… I find that odd. Cool word isn’t Linda , well done Kim 💜💜

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  4. Sadje's avatar

    I hadn’t heard of this one before the prompt. Very nice of Kim to tell what it means too

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  5. jaquintinwriter's avatar

    Nice post Linda ` I’d never heard of that word until now. Thanks for the definition. 🙂

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  6. Dan Antion's avatar

    I ended up on land, but in western Australia.

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  7. Kim Smyth's avatar

    Um, actually, my word was antipodean, meaning one who comes from or is related to Australia or New Zealand. I didn’t know it had a second meaning! So I guess we both learned a new thing today!

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  8. tidalscribe.com's avatar

    Thanks for an interesting post, I always think of antipodean as referring to Australia and New Zealand, but of course it depends where you are. My antipode from Bournemouth in England is the South Pacific, nearest landfall being Portobello in New Zealand. When I was a child I was told if I kept digging on the beach I would get to Australia, wrong information!

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  9. Liz H-H's avatar

    I had to Google as well & learned something new! Was happy where this prompt from Kim led me (thank you!) this morning.

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