Antipode of Tchaourou, Benin

The opposite side of the world to Tchaourou is Fakaifou Village, Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Tchaourou

Benin

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 8.886, 2.598

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -8.886, -177.402

Fakaifou Village

Tuvalu

Fakaifou Village is the closest city to Tchaourou's antipodal point (376 km).

The antipodal city to Tchaourou is Fakaifou Village. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Tchaourou is Fakaifou Village.

The distance from Tchaourou to Fakaifou Village 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 Tchaourou

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Fakaifou Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 376 km (-8.518, 179.201)
Senala Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 376 km (-8.517, 179.198)
Alapi Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 376 km (-8.521, 179.197)
Vaiaku Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 377 km (-8.525, 179.194)
Funafuti Tuvalu 377 km (-8.524, 179.194)
Teone Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 377 km (-8.499, 179.195)
Motufoua School, Vaitupu Tuvalu 457 km (-7.490, 178.693)
Asau Village, Vaitupu Tuvalu 458 km (-7.490, 178.680)
Savave Village, Nukufetau Tuvalu 481 km (-8.027, 178.314)
Vaitupu, Uvea Wallis and Futuna 498 km (-13.227, -176.188)

Tchaourou, Benin

Local time:

Coordinates: 8.8865° N 2.5975° E

Fakaifou Village, Tuvalu

Local time:

Coordinates: 8.5176° S 179.2009° 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 Tchaourou

The DMS coordinates are: 8°53'11.4'' N 2°35'51.1'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 8.88649°

LngO = 2.59753°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -8.88649°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 2.59753 - 180° = -177.40247°

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 Tchaourou is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-8.88649, -177.40247)

In DMS format: 8°53'11.4'' N 2°35'51.1'' E .

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