# What proportion of the earth's land surface has land at its antipodeal point?

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**Created:** [June 25, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-proportion-of-the-earths-land-surface-has-land-at-its-antipodeal-point/544448 "2010-06-25T04:17:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-proportion-of-the-earths-land-surface-has-land-at-its-antipodeal-point/544448/21 "2010-06-27T14:04:53Z")

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> [@bizerta](#):
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> I question the validity of that [bartonhome] map

I have more confidence in [the page I mentioned earlier](http://fabpedigree.com/james/eanti.htm). But my estimated answer to OP’s question is now 12%. (The earlier higher figure used a map in which lakes and ice-pack were not recognized as “water surface”.)

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