The opposite side of the world to La Unión is West Island, Cocos Islands.
El Salvador
Continent: America
Coordinates: 13.337, -87.844
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -13.337, 92.156
Cocos Islands
West Island is the closest city to La Unión's antipodal point (523 km).
The antipodal city to La Unión is West Island. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from La Unión is West Island.
The distance from La Unión 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 La Unión's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from La Unión.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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West Island | Cocos Islands | 523 km | (-12.157, 96.823) |
Tuapejat, West Sumatra | Indonesia | 1,495 km | (-2.028, 99.589) |
Flying Fish Cove | Christmas Island | 1,508 km | (-10.422, 105.679) |
Muara Siberut, West Sumatra | Indonesia | 1,513 km | (-1.598, 99.211) |
Ketahun, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 1,531 km | (-3.390, 101.835) |
Bengkulu | Indonesia | 1,532 km | (-3.800, 102.266) |
Manna, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 1,535 km | (-4.465, 102.904) |
Tais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 1,537 km | (-4.075, 102.577) |
Ipuh, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 1,536 km | (-3.007, 101.484) |
Lais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 1,536 km | (-3.529, 102.050) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 13.3369° N 87.8439° 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 La Unión
The DMS coordinates are: 13°20'13'' N 87°50'38'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 13.33694°
LngO = -87.84389°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -13.33694°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -87.84389 + 180° = 92.15611°
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 La Unión is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-13.33694, 92.15611)
In DMS format: 13°20'13'' N 87°50'38'' W.