Antipode of Faleāsao, American Samoa

The opposite side of the world to Faleāsao is Gouré, Zinder, Niger.

Faleāsao

American Samoa

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -14.222, -169.513

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: 14.222, 10.487

Gouré

Niger

Gouré is the closest city to Faleāsao's antipodal point (35 km).

The antipodal city to Faleāsao is Gouré. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Faleāsao is Gouré.

The distance from Faleāsao to Gouré is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Faleāsao

This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Faleāsao's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Faleāsao.

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Gouré, Zinder Niger 35 km (13.984, 10.270)
Kumagunnam, Yobe Nigeria 119 km (13.155, 10.635)
Machina, Yobe Nigeria 129 km (13.136, 10.049)
Nguru, Yobe Nigeria 149 km (12.877, 10.455)
Jajimaji, Yobe Nigeria 150 km (12.899, 10.807)
Mirriah, Zinder Niger 155 km (13.707, 9.150)
Gashua, Yobe Nigeria 161 km (12.874, 11.041)
Birniwa, Jigawa Nigeria 161 km (12.791, 10.236)
Guri, Jigawa Nigeria 165 km (12.728, 10.420)
Zinder Niger 168 km (13.807, 8.988)

Faleāsao, American Samoa

Local time:

Coordinates: 14.2222° S 169.5128° W

Gouré, Niger

Local time:

Coordinates: 13.9835° N 10.2704° E

How to calculate the antipodal point?

The antipode can be calculated by understanding the geographic coordinates and applying simple formulas. We will use the following variables:

  • LatO: Latitude at the origin point.
  • LngO: Longitude at the origin point.
  • LatA: Latitude at the antipodal point.
  • LngA: Longitude at the antipodal point.

Step 1: Obtain the geographic coordinates of Faleāsao

The DMS coordinates are: 14°13'19.9'' S 169°30'46'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -14.2222°

LngO = -169.51278°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 14.2222°

Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -169.51278 + 180° = 10.48722°

Since the longitude is negative, we sum 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would subtract 180° for the same reason.

Result:

The antipode of Faleāsao is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (14.2222, 10.48722)

In DMS format: 14°13'19.9'' S 169°30'46'' W.

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