Antipode of Ancona, Italy

The opposite side of the world to Ancona is Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Ancona

Italy

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: 43.594, 13.503

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: -43.594, -166.497

Waitangi

New Zealand

Waitangi is the closest city to Ancona's antipodal point (811 km).

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

The distance from Ancona to Waitangi is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Ancona

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Waitangi, Chatham Islands New Zealand 811 km (-43.954, -176.560)
Tolaga Bay, Gisborne New Zealand 1,402 km (-38.367, 178.300)
Gisborne New Zealand 1,410 km (-38.653, 178.004)
Manutuke, Gisborne New Zealand 1,415 km (-38.683, 177.917)
Ruatoria, Gisborne New Zealand 1,427 km (-37.883, 178.333)
Te Karaka, Gisborne New Zealand 1,430 km (-38.467, 177.867)
Wairoa, Hawke's Bay New Zealand 1,440 km (-39.033, 177.367)
Hastings, Hawke's Bay New Zealand 1,453 km (-39.638, 176.849)
Napier, Hawke's Bay New Zealand 1,454 km (-39.493, 176.912)
Castlepoint, Wellington New Zealand 1,455 km (-40.900, 176.217)

Ancona, Italy

Local time:

Coordinates: 43.5942° N 13.5034° E

Waitangi, New Zealand

Local time:

Coordinates: 43.9535° S 176.5597° W

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 Ancona

The DMS coordinates are: 43°35'39.1'' N 13°30'12.1'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 43.5942°

LngO = 13.50337°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -43.5942°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 13.50337 - 180° = -166.49663°

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 Ancona is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-43.5942, -166.49663)

In DMS format: 43°35'39.1'' N 13°30'12.1'' E .

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