The opposite side of the world to Formosa is Keelung, Taiwan, Taiwan.
Argentina
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -26.185, -58.173
Opposite side in the world
Continent: South America
Coordinates: 26.185, 121.827
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.
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) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 26.1849° S 58.1731° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 25.1283° N 121.7419° 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 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.