Antipode of Kunming, China

The opposite side of the world to Kunming is Chañaral, Atacama, Chile.

Kunming

China

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 25.039, 102.718

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: -25.039, -77.282

Chañaral

Chile

Chañaral is the closest city to Kunming's antipodal point (684 km).

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

The distance from Kunming to Chañaral is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Kunming

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Chañaral, Atacama Chile 684 km (-26.343, -70.616)
Taltal, Antofagasta Chile 686 km (-25.407, -70.486)
Antofagasta Chile 715 km (-23.652, -70.395)
Diego de Almagro, Atacama Chile 740 km (-26.367, -70.050)
Copiapó, Atacama Chile 741 km (-27.367, -70.331)
Vallenar, Atacama Chile 757 km (-28.576, -70.759)
Tocopilla, Antofagasta Chile 793 km (-22.092, -70.198)
Coquimbo, Coquimbo Region Chile 801 km (-29.953, -71.339)
La Serena, Coquimbo Region Chile 804 km (-29.905, -71.249)
Vicuña, Coquimbo Region Chile 853 km (-30.035, -70.713)

Kunming, China

Local time:

Coordinates: 25.0389° N 102.7183° E

Chañaral, Chile

Local time:

Coordinates: 26.343° S 70.6165° 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 Kunming

The DMS coordinates are: 25°2'20'' N 102°43'6'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 25.03889°

LngO = 102.71833°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -25.03889°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 102.71833 - 180° = -77.28167°

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 Kunming is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-25.03889, -77.28167)

In DMS format: 25°2'20'' N 102°43'6'' E .

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