Antipode of São João de Meriti, Brazil

The opposite side of the world to São João de Meriti is Hutami, Tokyo, Japan.

São João de Meriti

Brazil

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -22.804, -43.372

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: South America

Coordinates: 22.804, 136.628

Hutami

Japan

Hutami is the closest city to São João de Meriti's antipodal point (736 km).

The antipodal city to São João de Meriti is Hutami. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from São João de Meriti is Hutami.

The distance from São João de Meriti to Hutami is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of São João de Meriti

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Hutami, Tokyo Japan 736 km (27.083, 142.201)
Ogasawara, Tokyo Japan 737 km (27.097, 142.204)
Amami, Kagoshima Japan 946 km (28.377, 129.494)
Naze, Kagoshima Japan 946 km (28.367, 129.483)
Katsuren-haebaru, Okinawa Japan 969 km (26.333, 127.874)
Gushikawa, Okinawa Japan 970 km (26.359, 127.867)
Nago, Okinawa Japan 971 km (26.615, 127.985)
Nanjō, Okinawa Japan 971 km (26.144, 127.767)
Uruma, Okinawa Japan 972 km (26.376, 127.859)
Okinawa Japan 976 km (26.336, 127.801)

São João de Meriti, Brazil

Local time:

Coordinates: 22.8039° S 43.3722° W

Hutami, Japan

Local time:

Coordinates: 27.0827° N 142.2014° 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 São João de Meriti

The DMS coordinates are: 22°48'14'' S 43°22'20'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -22.80389°

LngO = -43.37222°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 22.80389°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -43.37222 + 180° = 136.62778°

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 São João de Meriti is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (22.80389, 136.62778)

In DMS format: 22°48'14'' S 43°22'20'' W.

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