Antipode of Porto-Novo, Benin

The opposite side of the world to Porto-Novo is Teone Village, Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Porto-Novo

Benin

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 6.496, 2.604

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -6.496, -177.396

Teone Village

Tuvalu

Teone Village is the closest city to Porto-Novo's antipodal point (437 km).

The antipodal city to Porto-Novo is Teone Village. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Porto-Novo is Teone Village.

The distance from Porto-Novo to Teone 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 Porto-Novo

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Teone Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 437 km (-8.499, 179.195)
Fakaifou Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 437 km (-8.518, 179.201)
Senala Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 437 km (-8.517, 179.198)
Alapi Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 438 km (-8.521, 179.197)
Funafuti Tuvalu 438 km (-8.524, 179.194)
Vaiaku Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 438 km (-8.525, 179.194)
Motufoua School, Vaitupu Tuvalu 446 km (-7.490, 178.693)
Asau Village, Vaitupu Tuvalu 447 km (-7.490, 178.680)
Savave Village, Nukufetau Tuvalu 503 km (-8.027, 178.314)
Kulia Village, Niutao Tuvalu 585 km (-6.108, 177.334)

Porto-Novo, Benin

Local time:

Coordinates: 6.4965° N 2.6036° E

Teone Village, Tuvalu

Local time:

Coordinates: 8.4992° S 179.195° 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 Porto-Novo

The DMS coordinates are: 6°29'47.3'' N 2°36'12.9'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 6.49646°

LngO = 2.60359°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -6.49646°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 2.60359 - 180° = -177.39641°

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 Porto-Novo is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-6.49646, -177.39641)

In DMS format: 6°29'47.3'' N 2°36'12.9'' E .

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