Antipode of Kourou, French Guiana

The opposite side of the world to Kourou is Namrole, Maluku, Indonesia.

Kourou

French Guiana

Continent: South America

Coordinates: 5.163, -52.643

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -5.163, 127.357

Namrole

Indonesia

Namrole is the closest city to Kourou's antipodal point (162 km).

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

The distance from Kourou to Namrole 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 Kourou

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Namrole, Maluku Indonesia 162 km (-3.845, 126.726)
Leksula, Maluku Indonesia 179 km (-3.773, 126.538)
Amahusu, Maluku Indonesia 182 km (-3.725, 128.147)
Ambon, Maluku Indonesia 186 km (-3.696, 128.183)
Hila, Maluku Indonesia 192 km (-3.587, 128.088)
Passo, Maluku Indonesia 196 km (-3.630, 128.252)
Tulehu, Maluku Indonesia 205 km (-3.588, 128.327)
Namlea, Maluku Indonesia 212 km (-3.262, 127.093)
Pelau, Maluku Indonesia 220 km (-3.520, 128.468)
Saparua, Maluku Indonesia 227 km (-3.573, 128.652)

Kourou, French Guiana

Local time:

Coordinates: 5.1628° N 52.6427° W

Namrole, Indonesia

Local time:

Coordinates: 3.8455° S 126.7262° 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 Kourou

The DMS coordinates are: 5°9'46.1'' N 52°38'33.5'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 5.16281°

LngO = -52.64265°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -5.16281°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -52.64265 + 180° = 127.35735°

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 Kourou is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-5.16281, 127.35735)

In DMS format: 5°9'46.1'' N 52°38'33.5'' W.

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