Antipode of Matthew Town, Bahamas

The opposite side of the world to Matthew Town is North West Cape, Western Australia, Australia.

Matthew Town

Bahamas

Continent: America

Coordinates: 20.950, -73.673

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: America

Coordinates: -20.950, 106.327

North West Cape

Australia

North West Cape is the closest city to Matthew Town's antipodal point (806 km).

The antipodal city to Matthew Town is North West Cape. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Matthew Town is North West Cape.

The distance from Matthew Town to North West Cape is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Matthew Town

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
North West Cape, WA Australia 806 km (-21.926, 114.030)
Coral Bay, WA Australia 806 km (-23.141, 113.776)
Exmouth, WA Australia 815 km (-21.931, 114.121)
Brockman, WA Australia 868 km (-24.881, 113.654)
Morgantown, WA Australia 869 km (-24.877, 113.659)
Carnarvon, WA Australia 869 km (-24.883, 113.657)
South Carnarvon, WA Australia 869 km (-24.893, 113.658)
East Carnarvon, WA Australia 870 km (-24.864, 113.678)
Kingsford, WA Australia 871 km (-24.864, 113.695)
Onslow, WA Australia 915 km (-21.638, 115.112)

Matthew Town, Bahamas

Local time:

Coordinates: 20.9498° N 73.6735° W

North West Cape, Australia

Local time:

Coordinates: 21.9263° S 114.0295° 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 Matthew Town

The DMS coordinates are: 20°56'59.4'' N 73°40'24.5'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 20.94982°

LngO = -73.67346°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -20.94982°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -73.67346 + 180° = 106.32654°

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 Matthew Town is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-20.94982, 106.32654)

In DMS format: 20°56'59.4'' N 73°40'24.5'' W.

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