The opposite side of the world to Fortaleza is Eauripik, Yap, Micronesia.
Brazil
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -3.717, -38.543
Opposite side in the world
Continent: South America
Coordinates: 3.717, 141.457
Micronesia
Eauripik is the closest city to Fortaleza's antipodal point (372 km).
The antipodal city to Fortaleza is Eauripik. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Fortaleza is Eauripik.
The distance from Fortaleza to Eauripik 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 Fortaleza's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Fortaleza.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Eauripik, Yap | Micronesia | 372 km | (6.687, 143.038) |
Sorol, Yap | Micronesia | 503 km | (8.144, 140.394) |
Ifalik, Yap | Micronesia | 512 km | (7.250, 144.445) |
Ifalik Village, Yap | Micronesia | 513 km | (7.254, 144.453) |
Faraulep, Yap | Micronesia | 636 km | (8.588, 144.508) |
Elato, Yap | Micronesia | 669 km | (7.502, 146.166) |
Fais, Yap | Micronesia | 677 km | (9.766, 140.520) |
Lamotrek, Yap | Micronesia | 680 km | (7.491, 146.305) |
Ngulu, Yap | Micronesia | 684 km | (8.450, 137.484) |
Sarmi, Papua | Indonesia | 686 km | (-1.853, 138.751) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 3.7172° S 38.5431° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 6.687° N 143.0375° 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 Fortaleza
The DMS coordinates are: 3°43'2'' S 38°32'35'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -3.71722°
LngO = -38.54306°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 3.71722°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -38.54306 + 180° = 141.45694°
Since the longitude is negative, we sum 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would subtract 180° for the same reason.
Result:
The antipode of Fortaleza is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (3.71722, 141.45694)
In DMS format: 3°43'2'' S 38°32'35'' W.