Antipode of Qingdao, China

The opposite side of the world to Qingdao is General Alvear, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Qingdao

China

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 36.065, 120.380

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: -36.065, -59.620

General Alvear

Argentina

General Alvear is the closest city to Qingdao's antipodal point (36 km).

The antipodal city to Qingdao is General Alvear. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Qingdao is General Alvear.

The distance from Qingdao to General Alvear 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 Qingdao

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
General Alvear, BA Argentina 36 km (-36.021, -60.015)
Las Flores, BA Argentina 47 km (-36.014, -59.100)
Tapalqué, BA Argentina 49 km (-36.355, -60.026)
Saladillo, BA Argentina 50 km (-35.637, -59.778)
Roque Pérez, BA Argentina 78 km (-35.398, -59.333)
Azul, BA Argentina 82 km (-36.777, -59.859)
Veinticinco de Mayo, BA Argentina 86 km (-35.432, -60.173)
Rauch, BA Argentina 92 km (-36.775, -59.090)
San Miguel del Monte, BA Argentina 101 km (-35.440, -58.807)
General Belgrano, BA Argentina 107 km (-35.770, -58.493)

Qingdao, China

Local time:

Coordinates: 36.0649° N 120.3804° E

General Alvear, Argentina

Local time:

Coordinates: 36.0208° S 60.0145° 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 Qingdao

The DMS coordinates are: 36°3'53.6'' N 120°22'49.5'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 36.06488°

LngO = 120.38042°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -36.06488°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 120.38042 - 180° = -59.61958°

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 Qingdao is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-36.06488, -59.61958)

In DMS format: 36°3'53.6'' N 120°22'49.5'' E .

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