Antipode of Fort Wellington, Guyana
The opposite side of the world to Fort Wellington is Batauga, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Fort Wellington
Guyana
Continent: South America
Coordinates: 6.391, -57.604
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -6.391, 122.396
Batauga
Indonesia
Batauga is the closest city to Fort Wellington's antipodal point (91 km).
The antipodal city to Fort Wellington is Batauga. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Fort Wellington is Batauga.
The distance from Fort Wellington to Batauga 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 Fort Wellington
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Fort Wellington's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Fort Wellington.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batauga, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 91 km | (-5.588, 122.596) |
| Pasar Wajo, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 111 km | (-5.496, 122.845) |
| Labungkari, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 126 km | (-5.263, 122.551) |
| Lasehao, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 153 km | (-5.007, 122.494) |
| Katabu, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 162 km | (-4.933, 122.517) |
| Wanci, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 173 km | (-5.327, 123.539) |
| Raha, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 175 km | (-4.838, 122.721) |
| Laworo, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 178 km | (-4.783, 122.525) |
| Buranga, Southeast Sulawesi | Indonesia | 187 km | (-4.801, 122.983) |
| Basira Satu, East Nusa Tenggara | Indonesia | 193 km | (-8.079, 122.851) |
Fort Wellington, Guyana
Local time:
Coordinates: 6.3909° N 57.6038° W
Batauga, Indonesia
Local time:
Coordinates: 5.5882° S 122.5964° 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 Fort Wellington
The DMS coordinates are: 6°23'27.1'' N 57°36'13.7'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 6.39087°
LngO = -57.60381°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -6.39087°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -57.60381 + 180° = 122.39619°
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 Fort Wellington is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-6.39087, 122.39619)
In DMS format: 6°23'27.1'' N 57°36'13.7'' W.
