Antipode of Ouidah, Benin

The opposite side of the world to Ouidah is Motufoua School, Vaitupu, Tuvalu.

Ouidah

Benin

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 6.363, 2.085

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -6.363, -177.915

Motufoua School

Tuvalu

Motufoua School is the closest city to Ouidah's antipodal point (395 km).

The antipodal city to Ouidah is Motufoua School. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Ouidah is Motufoua School.

The distance from Ouidah to Motufoua School 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 Ouidah

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Motufoua School, Vaitupu Tuvalu 395 km (-7.490, 178.693)
Asau Village, Vaitupu Tuvalu 396 km (-7.490, 178.680)
Teone Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 397 km (-8.499, 179.195)
Fakaifou Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 398 km (-8.518, 179.201)
Senala Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 398 km (-8.517, 179.198)
Alapi Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 398 km (-8.521, 179.197)
Funafuti Tuvalu 399 km (-8.524, 179.194)
Vaiaku Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 399 km (-8.525, 179.194)
Savave Village, Nukufetau Tuvalu 455 km (-8.027, 178.314)
Kulia Village, Niutao Tuvalu 527 km (-6.108, 177.334)

Ouidah, Benin

Local time:

Coordinates: 6.3631° N 2.0851° E

Motufoua School, Tuvalu

Local time:

Coordinates: 7.49° S 178.6926° 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 Ouidah

The DMS coordinates are: 6°21'47.1'' N 2°5'6.2'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 6.36307°

LngO = 2.08506°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -6.36307°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 2.08506 - 180° = -177.91494°

Since the longitude is positive, we subtract 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would sum 180° for the same reason.

Result:

The antipode of Ouidah is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-6.36307, -177.91494)

In DMS format: 6°21'47.1'' N 2°5'6.2'' E .

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