Antipode of Castro, Chile

The opposite side of the world to Castro is Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovĭ, Mongolia.

Castro

Chile

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -42.472, -73.773

Antipodal point

Mongolia

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 42.472, 106.227

Erdenetsogt

Mongolia

Erdenetsogt is the closest city to Castro's antipodal point (56 km).

The antipodal city to Castro is Erdenetsogt. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Castro is Erdenetsogt.

The distance from Castro to Erdenetsogt is about 20,000 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 Castro

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Erdenetsogt, Ömnögovĭ Mongolia 56 km (42.972, 106.119)
Sangiyn Dalay, Ömnögovĭ Mongolia 98 km (42.842, 105.138)
Ihbulag, Ömnögovĭ Mongolia 113 km (43.200, 107.200)
Baruunsuu, Ömnögovĭ Mongolia 137 km (43.656, 105.756)
Üydzen, Ömnögovĭ Mongolia 186 km (44.082, 106.870)
Dalandzadgad, Ömnögovĭ Mongolia 191 km (43.571, 104.425)
Tsoohor, Ömnögovĭ Mongolia 199 km (43.307, 104.074)
Ögöömör, Ömnögovĭ Mongolia 203 km (43.783, 104.481)
Haliut, Inner Mongolia China 215 km (41.556, 108.520)
Bayan Nur, Inner Mongolia China 215 km (40.741, 107.386)
Castro, Chile

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Santiago

Coordinates: 42.4721° S 73.7732° W

Elevation: 81 m (266 ft)

Erdenetsogt, Mongolia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar

Coordinates: 42.9724° N 106.1187° E

Elevation: 1,195 m (3,921 ft)

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 Castro

The DMS coordinates are: 42°28'19.6'' S 73°46'23.5'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -42.4721°

LngO = -73.77319°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 42.4721°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -73.77319 + 180° = 106.22681°

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 Castro is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (42.4721, 106.22681)

In DMS format: 42°28'19.6'' S 73°46'23.5'' W.

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