Antipode of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

The opposite side of the world to Bissau is Lata, Temotu, Solomon Islands.

Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 11.864, -15.598

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -11.864, 164.402

Lata

Solomon Islands

Lata is the closest city to Bissau's antipodal point (198 km).

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

The distance from Bissau to Lata 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 Bissau

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Lata, Temotu Solomon Islands 198 km (-10.725, 165.797)
Kirakira, Makira Solomon Islands 313 km (-10.454, 161.920)
Sola, Torba Vanuatu 408 km (-13.876, 167.552)
Port-Olry, Sanma Vanuatu 455 km (-15.042, 167.073)
Luganville, Sanma Vanuatu 503 km (-15.520, 167.162)
Auki, Malaita Solomon Islands 531 km (-8.768, 160.698)
Saratamata, Penama Vanuatu 541 km (-15.290, 167.967)
Honiara Solomon Islands 556 km (-9.433, 159.950)
Tulagi, Central Province Solomon Islands 557 km (-9.103, 160.151)
Malango, Guadalcanal Solomon Islands 566 km (-9.695, 159.717)

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Local time:

Coordinates: 11.8636° N 15.5977° W

Lata, Solomon Islands

Local time:

Coordinates: 10.725° S 165.7972° 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 Bissau

The DMS coordinates are: 11°51'48.9'' N 15°35'51.6'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 11.86357°

LngO = -15.59767°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -11.86357°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -15.59767 + 180° = 164.40233°

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 Bissau is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-11.86357, 164.40233)

In DMS format: 11°51'48.9'' N 15°35'51.6'' W.

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