Antipode of Guápiles, Costa Rica
The opposite side of the world to Guápiles is West Island, Cocos Islands.
Guápiles
Costa Rica
Continent: America
Coordinates: 10.217, -83.785
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: America
Coordinates: -10.217, 96.215
West Island
Cocos Islands
West Island is the closest city to Guápiles's antipodal point (225 km).
The antipodal city to Guápiles is West Island. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Guápiles is West Island.
The distance from Guápiles 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.
Cities on the other side of the world of Guápiles
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Guápiles' antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Guápiles.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Island | Cocos Islands | 225 km | (-12.157, 96.823) |
| Manna, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 974 km | (-4.465, 102.904) |
| Bengkulu | Indonesia | 975 km | (-3.800, 102.266) |
| Tais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 977 km | (-4.075, 102.577) |
| Ketahun, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 978 km | (-3.390, 101.835) |
| Masmambang, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 980 km | (-4.164, 102.700) |
| Lais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 981 km | (-3.529, 102.050) |
| Tuapejat, West Sumatra | Indonesia | 979 km | (-2.028, 99.589) |
| Masat, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 985 km | (-4.381, 102.954) |
| Padangguci, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 986 km | (-4.589, 103.144) |
Guápiles, Costa Rica
Local time:
Coordinates: 10.2168° N 83.7848° W
West Island, Cocos Islands
Local time:
Coordinates: 12.1568° S 96.8225° 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 Guápiles
The DMS coordinates are: 10°13'0.6'' N 83°47'5.4'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 10.21682°
LngO = -83.78483°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -10.21682°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -83.78483 + 180° = 96.21517°
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 Guápiles is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-10.21682, 96.21517)
In DMS format: 10°13'0.6'' N 83°47'5.4'' W.
