The opposite side of the world to Ketu is Teone Village, Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Benin
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: 7.363, 2.600
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: -7.363, -177.400
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.
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 |
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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) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 7.3633° N 2.5998° E
Local time:
Coordinates: 8.4992° S 179.195° E
The antipode can be calculated by understanding the geographic coordinates and applying simple formulas. We will use the following variables:
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 .