Antipode of Santo André, Brazil
The opposite side of the world to Santo André is Katsuren-haebaru, Okinawa, Japan.
Santo André
Brazil
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -23.664, -46.538
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: South America
Coordinates: 23.664, 133.462
Katsuren-haebaru
Japan
Katsuren-haebaru is the closest city to Santo André's antipodal point (637 km).
The antipodal city to Santo André is Katsuren-haebaru. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Santo André is Katsuren-haebaru.
The distance from Santo André to Katsuren-haebaru is about 19,000 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 Santo André
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Santo André's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Santo André.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katsuren-haebaru, Okinawa | Japan | 637 km | (26.333, 127.874) |
| Nanjō, Okinawa | Japan | 637 km | (26.144, 127.767) |
| Gushikawa, Okinawa | Japan | 639 km | (26.359, 127.867) |
| Uruma, Okinawa | Japan | 640 km | (26.376, 127.859) |
| Nago, Okinawa | Japan | 642 km | (26.615, 127.985) |
| Okinawa | Japan | 643 km | (26.336, 127.801) |
| Ginowan, Okinawa | Japan | 643 km | (26.263, 127.761) |
| Chatan, Okinawa | Japan | 645 km | (26.309, 127.770) |
| Itoman, Okinawa | Japan | 646 km | (26.126, 127.669) |
| Ishikawa, Okinawa | Japan | 646 km | (26.423, 127.821) |
Santo André, Brazil
Local time:
Coordinates: 23.6639° S 46.5383° W
Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
Local time:
Coordinates: 26.3329° N 127.874° 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 Santo André
The DMS coordinates are: 23°39'50'' S 46°32'18'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -23.66389°
LngO = -46.53833°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 23.66389°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -46.53833 + 180° = 133.46167°
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 Santo André is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (23.66389, 133.46167)
In DMS format: 23°39'50'' S 46°32'18'' W.
