Antipode of Porto Novo, Cabo Verde

The opposite side of the world to Porto Novo is Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia.

Porto Novo

Cabo Verde

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 17.020, -25.065

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -17.020, 154.935

Whitsundays

Australia

Whitsundays is the closest city to Porto Novo' antipodal point (722 km).

The antipodal city to Porto Novo is Whitsundays. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Porto Novo is Whitsundays.

The distance from Porto Novo to Whitsundays 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 Porto Novo

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Whitsundays, QLD Australia 722 km (-20.119, 148.913)
Jubilee Pocket, QLD Australia 748 km (-20.288, 148.729)
Airlie Beach, QLD Australia 748 km (-20.268, 148.715)
Cannonvale, QLD Australia 750 km (-20.277, 148.698)
Slade Point, QLD Australia 750 km (-21.075, 149.225)
Shoal Point, QLD Australia 752 km (-21.005, 149.153)
Blacks Beach, QLD Australia 752 km (-21.055, 149.190)
Eimeo, QLD Australia 752 km (-21.038, 149.176)
Bucasia, QLD Australia 753 km (-21.035, 149.157)
Mackay Harbour, QLD Australia 753 km (-21.109, 149.211)

Porto Novo, Cabo Verde

Local time:

Coordinates: 17.0197° N 25.0647° W

Whitsundays, Australia

Local time:

Coordinates: 20.1194° S 148.9133° 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 Porto Novo

The DMS coordinates are: 17°1'10.9'' N 25°3'53'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 17.01969°

LngO = -25.06471°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -17.01969°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -25.06471 + 180° = 154.93529°

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 Porto Novo is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-17.01969, 154.93529)

In DMS format: 17°1'10.9'' N 25°3'53'' W.

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