The opposite side of the world to Abomey is Teone Village, Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Benin
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: 7.183, 1.991
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: -7.183, -178.009
Tuvalu
Teone Village is the closest city to Abomey's antipodal point (341 km).
The antipodal city to Abomey is Teone Village. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Abomey is Teone Village.
The distance from Abomey 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 Abomey's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Abomey.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Teone Village, Funafuti | Tuvalu | 341 km | (-8.499, 179.195) |
Fakaifou Village, Funafuti | Tuvalu | 341 km | (-8.518, 179.201) |
Senala Village, Funafuti | Tuvalu | 342 km | (-8.517, 179.198) |
Alapi Village, Funafuti | Tuvalu | 342 km | (-8.521, 179.197) |
Funafuti | Tuvalu | 342 km | (-8.524, 179.194) |
Vaiaku Village, Funafuti | Tuvalu | 342 km | (-8.525, 179.194) |
Motufoua School, Vaitupu | Tuvalu | 366 km | (-7.490, 178.693) |
Asau Village, Vaitupu | Tuvalu | 367 km | (-7.490, 178.680) |
Savave Village, Nukufetau | Tuvalu | 416 km | (-8.027, 178.314) |
Kulia Village, Niutao | Tuvalu | 529 km | (-6.108, 177.334) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 7.1829° N 1.9912° 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 Abomey
The DMS coordinates are: 7°10'58.3'' N 1°59'28.3'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 7.18286°
LngO = 1.99119°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -7.18286°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 1.99119 - 180° = -178.00881°
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 Abomey is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-7.18286, -178.00881)
In DMS format: 7°10'58.3'' N 1°59'28.3'' E .