Antipode of Shanghai, China
The opposite side of the world to Shanghai is Los Charrúas, Entre Rios, Argentina.
Shanghai
China
Continent: Asia
Coordinates: 31.222, 121.458
Antipodal point
Argentina
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -31.222, -58.542
Los Charrúas
Argentina
Los Charrúas is the closest city to Shanghai' antipodal point (34 km).
The antipodal city to Shanghai is Los Charrúas. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Shanghai is Los Charrúas.
The distance from Shanghai to Los Charrúas 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 Shanghai
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Shanghai's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Shanghai.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Charrúas, ER | Argentina | 34 km | (-31.175, -58.188) |
| General Campos, ER | Argentina | 36 km | (-31.523, -58.405) |
| Federal, ER | Argentina | 38 km | (-30.955, -58.783) |
| La Criolla, ER | Argentina | 42 km | (-31.269, -58.106) |
| San Salvador, ER | Argentina | 45 km | (-31.625, -58.505) |
| Concordia, ER | Argentina | 53 km | (-31.393, -58.021) |
| Conscripto Bernardi, ER | Argentina | 55 km | (-31.048, -59.084) |
| Salto | Uruguay | 58 km | (-31.383, -57.967) |
| Punta Yerua, ER | Argentina | 61 km | (-31.537, -58.015) |
| Sauce de Luna, ER | Argentina | 65 km | (-31.238, -59.219) |
Shanghai, China
Local time:
Coordinates: 31.2222° N 121.4581° E
Los Charrúas, Argentina
Local time:
Coordinates: 31.1755° S 58.1877° 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 Shanghai
The DMS coordinates are: 31°13'20'' N 121°27'29'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 31.22222°
LngO = 121.45806°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -31.22222°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 121.45806 - 180° = -58.54194°
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 Shanghai is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-31.22222, -58.54194)
In DMS format: 31°13'20'' N 121°27'29'' E .
