The opposite side of the world to Asuncion is West Island, Cocos Islands.
Costa Rica
Continent: America
Coordinates: 9.980, -84.173
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -9.980, 95.827
Cocos Islands
West Island is the closest city to Asuncion's antipodal point (264 km).
The antipodal city to Asuncion is West Island. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Asuncion is West Island.
The distance from Asuncion to West Island is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Asuncion's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Asuncion.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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West Island | Cocos Islands | 264 km | (-12.157, 96.823) |
Tuapejat, West Sumatra | Indonesia | 973 km | (-2.028, 99.589) |
Ketahun, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 986 km | (-3.390, 101.835) |
Bengkulu | Indonesia | 986 km | (-3.800, 102.266) |
Manna, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 991 km | (-4.465, 102.904) |
Tais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 991 km | (-4.075, 102.577) |
Lais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 991 km | (-3.529, 102.050) |
Ipuh, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 993 km | (-3.007, 101.484) |
Masmambang, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 995 km | (-4.164, 102.700) |
Masat, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 1,001 km | (-4.381, 102.954) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 9.9796° N 84.1728° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 12.1568° S 96.8225° E
The antipode can be calculated by understanding the geographic coordinates and applying simple formulas. We will use the following variables:
Step 1: Obtain the geographic coordinates of Asuncion
The DMS coordinates are: 9°58'46.6'' N 84°10'22.1'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 9.97961°
LngO = -84.17281°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -9.97961°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -84.17281 + 180° = 95.82719°
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 Asuncion is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-9.97961, 95.82719)
In DMS format: 9°58'46.6'' N 84°10'22.1'' W.