Antipode of Abomey, Benin

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

Abomey

Benin

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 7.183, 1.991

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -7.183, -178.009

Teone Village

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.

Cities on the other side of the world of Abomey

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
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)

Abomey, Benin

Local time:

Coordinates: 7.1829° N 1.9912° 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 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 .

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