Antipode of Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The opposite side of the world to Kipushi is Naalehu, Hawaii, United States.

Kipushi

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -11.761, 27.251

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 11.761, -152.749

Naalehu

United States

Naalehu is the closest city to Kipushi's antipodal point (864 km).

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

The distance from Kipushi to Naalehu 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 Kipushi

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Naalehu, HI United States 864 km (19.068, -155.580)
Hawaiian Ocean View, HI United States 871 km (19.069, -155.765)
Pāhala, HI United States 874 km (19.203, -155.479)
Leilani Estates, HI United States 884 km (19.470, -154.918)
Pāhoa, HI United States 887 km (19.494, -154.944)
Nanawale Estates, HI United States 888 km (19.506, -154.912)
Fern Forest, HI United States 890 km (19.466, -155.136)
Volcano, HI United States 891 km (19.443, -155.234)
Eden Roc, HI United States 892 km (19.490, -155.103)
Hawaiian Beaches, HI United States 892 km (19.543, -154.916)

Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Local time:

Coordinates: 11.761° S 27.2514° E

Naalehu, United States

Local time:

Coordinates: 19.0676° N 155.5798° 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 Kipushi

The DMS coordinates are: 11°45'39.5'' S 27°15'4.9'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -11.76097°

LngO = 27.25135°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 11.76097°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 27.25135 - 180° = -152.74865°

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 Kipushi is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (11.76097, -152.74865)

In DMS format: 11°45'39.5'' S 27°15'4.9'' E .

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