The opposite side of the world to Tāfuna is Zinder, Niger.
American Samoa
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: -14.336, -170.720
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: 14.336, 9.280
Niger
Zinder is the closest city to Tāfuna's antipodal point (66 km).
The antipodal city to Tāfuna is Zinder. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Tāfuna is Zinder.
The distance from Tāfuna to Zinder is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Tāfuna's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Tāfuna.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|
Zinder | Niger | 66 km | (13.807, 8.988) |
Mirriah, Zinder | Niger | 71 km | (13.707, 9.150) |
Tanout, Zinder | Niger | 82 km | (14.971, 8.888) |
Gouré, Zinder | Niger | 114 km | (13.984, 10.270) |
Kantché, Zinder | Niger | 125 km | (13.539, 8.463) |
Matamey, Zinder | Niger | 133 km | (13.423, 8.475) |
Tessaoua, Maradi | Niger | 154 km | (13.757, 7.987) |
Magaria, Zinder | Niger | 153 km | (12.998, 8.910) |
Machina, Yobe | Nigeria | 157 km | (13.136, 10.049) |
Zango, Katsina | Nigeria | 166 km | (13.053, 8.486) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 14.3358° S 170.72° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 13.8072° N 8.9881° E
The antipode can be calculated by understanding the geographic coordinates and applying simple formulas. We will use the following variables:
Step 1: Obtain the geographic coordinates of Tāfuna
The DMS coordinates are: 14°20'9'' S 170°43'12'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -14.33583°
LngO = -170.72°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 14.33583°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -170.72 + 180° = 9.28°
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 Tāfuna is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (14.33583, 9.28)
In DMS format: 14°20'9'' S 170°43'12'' W.