Antipode of New Amsterdam, Guyana

The opposite side of the world to New Amsterdam is Batauga, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.

New Amsterdam

Guyana

Continent: South America

Coordinates: 6.248, -57.517

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -6.248, 122.483

Batauga

Indonesia

Batauga is the closest city to New Amsterdam's antipodal point (74 km).

The antipodal city to New Amsterdam is Batauga. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from New Amsterdam is Batauga.

The distance from New Amsterdam 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 New Amsterdam

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Batauga, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 74 km (-5.588, 122.596)
Pasar Wajo, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 92 km (-5.496, 122.845)
Labungkari, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 109 km (-5.263, 122.551)
Lasehao, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 137 km (-5.007, 122.494)
Katabu, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 145 km (-4.933, 122.517)
Wanci, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 155 km (-5.327, 123.539)
Raha, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 158 km (-4.838, 122.721)
Laworo, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 162 km (-4.783, 122.525)
Buranga, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 169 km (-4.801, 122.983)
Rumbia, Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia 187 km (-4.628, 122.005)

New Amsterdam, Guyana

Local time:

Coordinates: 6.2479° N 57.5171° 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 New Amsterdam

The DMS coordinates are: 6°14'52.5'' N 57°31'1.6'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 6.24793°

LngO = -57.5171°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -6.24793°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -57.5171 + 180° = 122.4829°

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 New Amsterdam is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-6.24793, 122.4829)

In DMS format: 6°14'52.5'' N 57°31'1.6'' W.

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