The opposite side of the world to Mahaena is Ad Dabbah, Northern State, Sudan.
French Polynesia
Continent: Oceania
Coordinates: -17.567, -149.317
Sudan
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: 17.567, 30.683
Sudan
Ad Dabbah is the closest city to Mahaena's antipodal point (61 km).
The antipodal city to Mahaena is Ad Dabbah. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Mahaena is Ad Dabbah.
The distance from Mahaena to Ad Dabbah 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 Mahaena's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Mahaena.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Ad Dabbah, Northern State | Sudan | 61 km | (18.050, 30.950) |
Merowe, Northern State | Sudan | 156 km | (18.470, 31.811) |
Kuraymah, Northern State | Sudan | 165 km | (18.550, 31.850) |
Dongola, Northern State | Sudan | 180 km | (19.182, 30.477) |
Argo, Northern State | Sudan | 218 km | (19.517, 30.417) |
Karmah an Nuzul, Northern State | Sudan | 230 km | (19.633, 30.417) |
Omdurman, Khartoum | Sudan | 286 km | (15.645, 32.478) |
Khartoum | Sudan | 298 km | (15.552, 32.532) |
El Matama, River Nile | Sudan | 300 km | (16.710, 33.357) |
Shendi, River Nile | Sudan | 308 km | (16.692, 33.434) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 17.5667° S 149.3167° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 18.05° N 30.95° 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 Mahaena
The DMS coordinates are: 17°34'0'' S 149°19'0'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -17.56667°
LngO = -149.31667°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 17.56667°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -149.31667 + 180° = 30.68333°
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 Mahaena is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (17.56667, 30.68333)
In DMS format: 17°34'0'' S 149°19'0'' W.