The opposite side of the world to Suva is Gourma Rharous, Tombouctou, Mali.
Fiji
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: -18.142, 178.441
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: 18.142, -1.559
Mali
Gourma Rharous is the closest city to Suva' antipodal point (145 km).
The antipodal city to Suva is Gourma Rharous. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Suva is Gourma Rharous.
The distance from Suva to Gourma Rharous 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 Suva's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Suva.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Gourma Rharous, Tombouctou | Mali | 145 km | (16.878, -1.923) |
Bourem, Gao | Mali | 184 km | (16.955, -0.349) |
Timbuktu, Tombouctou | Mali | 216 km | (16.773, -3.007) |
Araouane, Tombouctou | Mali | 224 km | (18.905, -3.526) |
Gao | Mali | 262 km | (16.272, -0.045) |
Goundam, Tombouctou | Mali | 295 km | (16.415, -3.671) |
Kidal | Mali | 315 km | (18.441, 1.408) |
Ansongo, Gao | Mali | 352 km | (15.660, 0.502) |
Tessalit, Kidal | Mali | 354 km | (20.201, 1.012) |
Matounke, Tombouctou | Mali | 356 km | (15.932, -3.991) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 18.1416° S 178.4415° E
Local time:
Coordinates: 16.8778° N 1.9231° W
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 Suva
The DMS coordinates are: 18°8'29.8'' S 178°26'29.4'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -18.14161°
LngO = 178.44149°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 18.14161°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 178.44149 - 180° = -1.55851°
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 Suva is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (18.14161, -1.55851)
In DMS format: 18°8'29.8'' S 178°26'29.4'' E .