Antipode of Taiyuan, China

The opposite side of the world to Taiyuan is Veinticinco de Mayo, La Pampa, Argentina.

Taiyuan

China

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 37.869, 112.560

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: -37.869, -67.440

Veinticinco de Mayo

Argentina

Veinticinco de Mayo is the closest city to Taiyuan's antipodal point (27 km).

The antipodal city to Taiyuan is Veinticinco de Mayo. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Taiyuan is Veinticinco de Mayo.

The distance from Taiyuan to Veinticinco de Mayo 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 Taiyuan

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Veinticinco de Mayo, LP Argentina 27 km (-37.774, -67.716)
Catriel, RN Argentina 31 km (-37.879, -67.796)
Limay Mahuida, LP Argentina 104 km (-37.160, -66.674)
Contraalmirante Cordero, RN Argentina 114 km (-38.724, -68.153)
Vista Alegre, NQ Argentina 117 km (-38.750, -68.183)
Cinco Saltos, RN Argentina 119 km (-38.822, -68.063)
Centenario, NQ Argentina 123 km (-38.830, -68.132)
General Fernández Oro, RN Argentina 128 km (-38.953, -67.925)
Cipolletti, RN Argentina 128 km (-38.934, -67.990)
Allen, RN Argentina 128 km (-38.977, -67.827)

Taiyuan, China

Local time:

Coordinates: 37.8694° N 112.5603° E

Veinticinco de Mayo, Argentina

Local time:

Coordinates: 37.7741° S 67.7164° 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 Taiyuan

The DMS coordinates are: 37°52'10'' N 112°33'37'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 37.86944°

LngO = 112.56028°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -37.86944°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 112.56028 - 180° = -67.43972°

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 Taiyuan is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-37.86944, -67.43972)

In DMS format: 37°52'10'' N 112°33'37'' E .

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