Antipode of Tangshan, China

The opposite side of the world to Tangshan is Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tangshan

China

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 39.633, 118.183

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: -39.633, -61.817

Monte Hermoso

Argentina

Monte Hermoso is the closest city to Tangshan's antipodal point (85 km).

The antipodal city to Tangshan is Monte Hermoso. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Tangshan is Monte Hermoso.

The distance from Tangshan to Monte Hermoso 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 Tangshan

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Monte Hermoso, BA Argentina 85 km (-38.983, -61.295)
Punta Alta, BA Argentina 87 km (-38.876, -62.074)
Bahía Blanca, BA Argentina 109 km (-38.720, -62.272)
Coronel Dorrego, BA Argentina 111 km (-38.719, -61.287)
Médanos, BA Argentina 117 km (-38.828, -62.694)
Carmen de Patagones, BA Argentina 163 km (-40.798, -62.981)
Viedma, RN Argentina 165 km (-40.813, -62.997)
Tornquist, BA Argentina 174 km (-38.101, -62.223)
Coronel Pringles, BA Argentina 188 km (-37.983, -61.356)
Tres Arroyos, BA Argentina 193 km (-38.374, -60.280)

Tangshan, China

Local time:

Coordinates: 39.6333° N 118.1833° E

Monte Hermoso, Argentina

Local time:

Coordinates: 38.9825° S 61.2947° 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 Tangshan

The DMS coordinates are: 39°37'60'' N 118°10'60'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 39.63333°

LngO = 118.18333°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -39.63333°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 118.18333 - 180° = -61.81667°

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 Tangshan is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-39.63333, -61.81667)

In DMS format: 39°37'60'' N 118°10'60'' E .

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