Antipode of Tāfuna, American Samoa

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

Tāfuna

American Samoa

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -14.336, -170.720

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: 14.336, 9.280

Zinder

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.

Cities on the other side of the world of Tāfuna

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)

Tāfuna, American Samoa

Local time:

Coordinates: 14.3358° S 170.72° W

Zinder, Niger

Local time:

Coordinates: 13.8072° N 8.9881° 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 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.

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