The opposite side of the world to City of Balikpapan is Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil.
Indonesia
Continent: Asia
Coordinates: -1.242, 116.894
Brazil
Continent: South America
Coordinates: 1.242, -63.106
Brazil
Barcelos is the closest city to City of Balikpapan' antipodal point (246 km).
The antipodal city to City of Balikpapan is Barcelos. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from City of Balikpapan is Barcelos.
The distance from City of Balikpapan to Barcelos 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 City of Balikpapan's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from City of Balikpapan.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Barcelos, AM | Brazil | 246 km | (-0.974, -62.927) |
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, AM | Brazil | 281 km | (-0.414, -65.019) |
Boa Vista, RR | Brazil | 322 km | (2.820, -60.673) |
La Esmeralda, Amazonas | Venezuela | 345 km | (3.175, -65.545) |
Maraã, AM | Brazil | 422 km | (-1.824, -65.359) |
Santa Elena de Uairén, Bolívar | Venezuela | 433 km | (4.602, -61.110) |
Lethem, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo | Guyana | 437 km | (3.383, -59.800) |
San Carlos de Río Negro, Amazonas | Venezuela | 446 km | (1.920, -67.061) |
San Felipe, Guainía | Colombia | 447 km | (1.914, -67.070) |
São Gabriel da Cachoeira, AM | Brazil | 468 km | (-0.118, -67.085) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 1.242° S 116.8942° E
Local time:
Coordinates: 0.9736° S 62.9269° W
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 City of Balikpapan
The DMS coordinates are: 1°14'31.3'' S 116°53'39.1'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -1.24204°
LngO = 116.89419°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 1.24204°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 116.89419 - 180° = -63.10581°
Since the longitude is positive, we subtract 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would sum 180° for the same reason.
Result:
The antipode of City of Balikpapan is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (1.24204, -63.10581)
In DMS format: 1°14'31.3'' S 116°53'39.1'' E .