Antipode of Shenzhen, China

The opposite side of the world to Shenzhen is Rinconada, Jujuy, Argentina.

Shenzhen

China

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 22.546, 114.068

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: -22.546, -65.932

Rinconada

Argentina

Rinconada is the closest city to Shenzhen's antipodal point (27 km).

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

The distance from Shenzhen to Rinconada 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 Shenzhen

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Rinconada, JY Argentina 27 km (-22.441, -66.168)
Abra Pampa, JY Argentina 31 km (-22.720, -65.697)
La Quiaca, JY Argentina 60 km (-22.102, -65.593)
Villazón, Potosí Bolivia 62 km (-22.087, -65.594)
Santa Catalina, JY Argentina 68 km (-21.945, -66.052)
Iruya, SA Argentina 78 km (-22.792, -65.217)
El Aguilar, JY Argentina 79 km (-23.216, -65.680)
Humahuaca, JY Argentina 94 km (-23.205, -65.350)
Santa Victoria, SA Argentina 105 km (-22.251, -64.965)
Susques, JY Argentina 104 km (-23.399, -66.367)

Shenzhen, China

Local time:

Coordinates: 22.5455° N 114.0683° E

Rinconada, Argentina

Local time:

Coordinates: 22.4408° S 66.1678° 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 Shenzhen

The DMS coordinates are: 22°32'43.9'' N 114°4'5.9'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 22.54554°

LngO = 114.0683°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -22.54554°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 114.0683 - 180° = -65.9317°

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 Shenzhen is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-22.54554, -65.9317)

In DMS format: 22°32'43.9'' N 114°4'5.9'' E .

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