Antipode of Asahikawa, Japan

The opposite side of the world to Asahikawa is Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Asahikawa

Japan

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 43.771, 142.365

Antipodal point

South Atlantic Ocean

Exact location on the other side of the world

Coordinates: -43.771, -37.635

Grytviken

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Grytviken is the closest city to Asahikawa's antipodal point (1,172 km).

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

The distance from Asahikawa to Grytviken 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 Asahikawa

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Grytviken South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1,172 km (-54.281, -36.509)
Stanley Falkland Islands 1,746 km (-51.694, -57.857)
La Paloma, Rocha Department Uruguay 1,744 km (-34.663, -54.165)
Costa Azul, Rocha Department Uruguay 1,746 km (-34.629, -54.153)
Castillos, Rocha Department Uruguay 1,757 km (-34.199, -53.859)
Chui, Rocha Department Uruguay 1,768 km (-33.698, -53.459)
Chuí, RS Brazil 1,768 km (-33.691, -53.457)
Rocha, Rocha Department Uruguay 1,769 km (-34.483, -54.333)
Dieciocho de Julio, Rocha Department Uruguay 1,775 km (-33.682, -53.553)
Santa Vitória do Palmar, RS Brazil 1,775 km (-33.519, -53.368)
Asahikawa, Japan

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Tokyo

Coordinates: 43.7706° N 142.3649° E

Elevation: 121 m (397 ft)

Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Local time:

Time Zone: Atlantic/South_Georgia

Coordinates: 54.2811° S 36.5092° W

Elevation: 4 m (13 ft)

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 Asahikawa

The DMS coordinates are: 43°46'14.3'' N 142°21'53.6'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 43.77063°

LngO = 142.36489°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -43.77063°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 142.36489 - 180° = -37.63511°

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 Asahikawa is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-43.77063, -37.63511)

In DMS format: 43°46'14.3'' N 142°21'53.6'' E .

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