Antipode of Ketu, Benin

The opposite side of the world to Ketu is Teone Village, Funafuti, Tuvalu.

Ketu

Benin

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 7.363, 2.600

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -7.363, -177.400

Teone Village

Tuvalu

Teone Village is the closest city to Ketu's antipodal point (396 km).

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

The distance from Ketu 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 Ketu

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Teone Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 396 km (-8.499, 179.195)
Fakaifou Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 396 km (-8.518, 179.201)
Senala Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 396 km (-8.517, 179.198)
Alapi Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 396 km (-8.521, 179.197)
Funafuti Tuvalu 397 km (-8.524, 179.194)
Vaiaku Village, Funafuti Tuvalu 397 km (-8.525, 179.194)
Motufoua School, Vaitupu Tuvalu 432 km (-7.490, 178.693)
Asau Village, Vaitupu Tuvalu 433 km (-7.490, 178.680)
Savave Village, Nukufetau Tuvalu 479 km (-8.027, 178.314)
Atafu Village, Atafu Tokelau 554 km (-8.542, -172.516)

Ketu, Benin

Local time:

Coordinates: 7.3633° N 2.5998° 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 Ketu

The DMS coordinates are: 7°21'48'' N 2°35'59.2'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 7.36332°

LngO = 2.59978°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -7.36332°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 2.59978 - 180° = -177.40022°

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 Ketu is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-7.36332, -177.40022)

In DMS format: 7°21'48'' N 2°35'59.2'' E .

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