The opposite side of the world to Santa Cruz is Malango, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
Cabo Verde
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: 15.133, -23.567
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: -15.133, 156.433
Solomon Islands
Malango is the closest city to Santa Cruz's antipodal point (700 km).
The antipodal city to Santa Cruz is Malango. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Santa Cruz is Malango.
The distance from Santa Cruz to Malango is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Santa Cruz's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Santa Cruz.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Malango, Guadalcanal | Solomon Islands | 700 km | (-9.695, 159.717) |
Honiara | Solomon Islands | 737 km | (-9.433, 159.950) |
Tulagi, Central Province | Solomon Islands | 780 km | (-9.103, 160.151) |
Gizo, Western Province | Solomon Islands | 779 km | (-8.103, 156.842) |
Kirakira, Makira | Solomon Islands | 789 km | (-10.454, 161.920) |
Samarai, Milne Bay | Papua New Guinea | 802 km | (-10.610, 150.662) |
Alotau, Milne Bay | Papua New Guinea | 840 km | (-10.315, 150.457) |
Auki, Malaita | Solomon Islands | 843 km | (-8.768, 160.698) |
Buala, Isabel | Solomon Islands | 846 km | (-8.145, 159.592) |
Wala, North Province | New Caledonia | 919 km | (-19.712, 163.647) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 15.1333° N 23.5667° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 9.6952° S 159.7173° 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 Santa Cruz
The DMS coordinates are: 15°7'60'' N 23°34'0'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 15.13333°
LngO = -23.56667°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -15.13333°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -23.56667 + 180° = 156.43333°
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 Santa Cruz is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-15.13333, 156.43333)
In DMS format: 15°7'60'' N 23°34'0'' W.