Antipode of Formosa, Argentina

The opposite side of the world to Formosa is Keelung, Taiwan, Taiwan.

Formosa

Argentina

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -26.185, -58.173

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: South America

Coordinates: 26.185, 121.827

Keelung

Taiwan

Keelung is the closest city to Formosa's antipodal point (117 km).

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

The distance from Formosa to Keelung 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 Formosa

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Keelung, Taiwan Taiwan 117 km (25.128, 121.742)
Jiufen, Taipei Taiwan 119 km (25.110, 121.844)
Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan 129 km (25.048, 121.532)
Banqiao, Taipei Taiwan 135 km (25.014, 121.467)
Xindian, Taipei Taiwan 139 km (24.960, 121.539)
Taoyuan, Taiwan Taiwan 142 km (24.990, 121.319)
Taoyuan City, Taiwan Taiwan 142 km (24.994, 121.297)
Daxi, Taiwan Taiwan 154 km (24.884, 121.290)
Yilan, Taiwan Taiwan 158 km (24.757, 121.753)
Zhubei, Taiwan Taiwan 170 km (24.838, 121.008)

Formosa, Argentina

Local time:

Coordinates: 26.1849° S 58.1731° W

Keelung, Taiwan

Local time:

Coordinates: 25.1283° N 121.7419° 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 Formosa

The DMS coordinates are: 26°11'5.6'' S 58°10'23.3'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -26.18489°

LngO = -58.17313°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 26.18489°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -58.17313 + 180° = 121.82687°

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 Formosa is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (26.18489, 121.82687)

In DMS format: 26°11'5.6'' S 58°10'23.3'' W.

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