Antipode of Tunja, Colombia

The opposite side of the world to Tunja is Pulau Pramuka, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Tunja

Colombia

Continent: South America

Coordinates: 5.535, -73.368

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -5.535, 106.632

Pulau Pramuka

Indonesia

Pulau Pramuka is the closest city to Tunja's antipodal point (23 km).

The antipodal city to Tunja is Pulau Pramuka. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Tunja is Pulau Pramuka.

The distance from Tunja to Pulau Pramuka 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 Tunja

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Pulau Pramuka, Jakarta Indonesia 23 km (-5.746, 106.614)
Timurjaya, Banten Indonesia 49 km (-5.814, 106.285)
Lontar, Banten Indonesia 60 km (-5.970, 106.305)
Langgen, Banten Indonesia 61 km (-5.983, 106.306)
Teluknaga, West Java Indonesia 62 km (-6.099, 106.638)
Sepatan, West Java Indonesia 65 km (-6.119, 106.575)
Tangerang, Banten Indonesia 71 km (-6.178, 106.630)
Pasarkemis, West Java Indonesia 71 km (-6.170, 106.530)
Kresek, West Java Indonesia 72 km (-6.131, 106.380)
Bojonegara, Banten Indonesia 76 km (-5.970, 106.096)

Tunja, Colombia

Local time:

Coordinates: 5.5353° N 73.3678° W

Pulau Pramuka, Indonesia

Local time:

Coordinates: 5.7458° S 106.6139° E

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 Tunja

The DMS coordinates are: 5°32'7'' N 73°22'4'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 5.53528°

LngO = -73.36778°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -5.53528°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -73.36778 + 180° = 106.63222°

Since the longitude is negative, we sum 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would subtract 180° for the same reason.

Result:

The antipode of Tunja is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-5.53528, 106.63222)

In DMS format: 5°32'7'' N 73°22'4'' W.

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