Antipode of Shantou, China

The opposite side of the world to Shantou is Embarcación, Salta, Argentina.

Shantou

China

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 23.368, 116.715

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: -23.368, -63.285

Embarcación

Argentina

Embarcación is the closest city to Shantou's antipodal point (85 km).

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

The distance from Shantou to Embarcación 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 Shantou

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Embarcación, SA Argentina 85 km (-23.210, -64.100)
Rivadavia, SA Argentina 99 km (-24.186, -62.885)
General Mosconi, SA Argentina 101 km (-22.596, -63.813)
General Enrique Mosconi, FO Argentina 102 km (-23.217, -62.300)
Tartagal, SA Argentina 108 km (-22.516, -63.801)
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, SA Argentina 109 km (-23.137, -64.324)
Palma Sola, JY Argentina 124 km (-23.978, -64.303)
Yuto, JY Argentina 125 km (-23.643, -64.472)
Bermejo, Tarija Bolivia 129 km (-22.732, -64.337)
Apolinario Saravia, SA Argentina 138 km (-24.433, -63.995)

Shantou, China

Local time:

Coordinates: 23.3681° N 116.7148° E

Embarcación, Argentina

Local time:

Coordinates: 23.21° S 64.0997° W

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 Shantou

The DMS coordinates are: 23°22'5.3'' N 116°42'53.2'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 23.36814°

LngO = 116.71479°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -23.36814°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 116.71479 - 180° = -63.28521°

Since the longitude is positive, we subtract 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would sum 180° for the same reason.

Result:

The antipode of Shantou is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-23.36814, -63.28521)

In DMS format: 23°22'5.3'' N 116°42'53.2'' E .

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