Antipode of Cidade Velha, Cabo Verde

The opposite side of the world to Cidade Velha is Malango, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

Cidade Velha

Cabo Verde

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 14.915, -23.605

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -14.915, 156.395

Malango

Solomon Islands

Malango is the closest city to Cidade Velha's antipodal point (681 km).

The antipodal city to Cidade Velha is Malango. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Cidade Velha is Malango.

The distance from Cidade Velha to Malango 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 Cidade Velha

This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Cidade Velha's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Cidade Velha.

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Malango, Guadalcanal Solomon Islands 681 km (-9.695, 159.717)
Honiara Solomon Islands 719 km (-9.433, 159.950)
Gizo, Western Province Solomon Islands 755 km (-8.103, 156.842)
Tulagi, Central Province Solomon Islands 762 km (-9.103, 160.151)
Kirakira, Makira Solomon Islands 777 km (-10.454, 161.920)
Samarai, Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 784 km (-10.610, 150.662)
Alotau, Milne Bay Papua New Guinea 821 km (-10.315, 150.457)
Auki, Malaita Solomon Islands 826 km (-8.768, 160.698)
Buala, Isabel Solomon Islands 826 km (-8.145, 159.592)
Buin, Bougainville Papua New Guinea 907 km (-6.749, 155.691)

Cidade Velha, Cabo Verde

Local time:

Coordinates: 14.9153° N 23.6053° W

Malango, Solomon Islands

Local time:

Coordinates: 9.6952° S 159.7173° 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 Cidade Velha

The DMS coordinates are: 14°54'55.1'' N 23°36'19'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 14.91531°

LngO = -23.60527°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -14.91531°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -23.60527 + 180° = 156.39473°

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 Cidade Velha is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-14.91531, 156.39473)

In DMS format: 14°54'55.1'' N 23°36'19'' W.

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