Antipode of Mar del Plata, Argentina

The opposite side of the world to Mar del Plata is Sunjiatuan, Shandong, China.

Mar del Plata

Argentina

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -38.000, -57.556

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: South America

Coordinates: 38.000, 122.444

Sunjiatuan

China

Sunjiatuan is the closest city to Mar del Plata's antipodal point (59 km).

The antipodal city to Mar del Plata is Sunjiatuan. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Mar del Plata is Sunjiatuan.

The distance from Mar del Plata to Sunjiatuan 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 Mar del Plata

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Sunjiatuan, Shandong China 59 km (37.538, 122.112)
Weihai, Shandong China 62 km (37.509, 122.114)
Huancuilou, Shandong China 63 km (37.500, 122.114)
Tianhe, Shandong China 65 km (37.500, 122.054)
Huangguan, Shandong China 67 km (37.443, 122.147)
Zhangcun, Shandong China 68 km (37.485, 122.031)
Gushan, Shandong China 68 km (37.408, 122.239)
Gangxi, Shandong China 69 km (37.382, 122.430)
Fenglin, Shandong China 70 km (37.413, 122.170)
Boyu, Shandong China 70 km (37.378, 122.349)

Mar del Plata, Argentina

Local time:

Coordinates: 38.0004° S 57.5562° W

Sunjiatuan, China

Local time:

Coordinates: 37.5381° N 122.112° 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 Mar del Plata

The DMS coordinates are: 38°0'1.5'' S 57°33'22.3'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -38.00042°

LngO = -57.5562°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 38.00042°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -57.5562 + 180° = 122.4438°

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 Mar del Plata is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (38.00042, 122.4438)

In DMS format: 38°0'1.5'' S 57°33'22.3'' W.

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