Antipode of Lipljan, Kosovo

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

Lipljan

Kosovo

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: 42.522, 21.126

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: -42.522, -158.874

Waitangi

New Zealand

Waitangi is the closest city to Lipljan's antipodal point (1,443 km).

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

The distance from Lipljan 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 Lipljan

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Waitangi, Chatham Islands New Zealand 1,443 km (-43.954, -176.560)
Tolaga Bay, Gisborne New Zealand 1,984 km (-38.367, 178.300)
Gisborne New Zealand 1,997 km (-38.653, 178.004)
Ruatoria, Gisborne New Zealand 2,001 km (-37.883, 178.333)
Manutuke, Gisborne New Zealand 2,003 km (-38.683, 177.917)
Te Karaka, Gisborne New Zealand 2,016 km (-38.467, 177.867)
Wairoa, Hawke's Bay New Zealand 2,036 km (-39.033, 177.367)
Napier, Hawke's Bay New Zealand 2,057 km (-39.493, 176.912)
Hastings, Hawke's Bay New Zealand 2,058 km (-39.638, 176.849)
Taradale, Hawke's Bay New Zealand 2,061 km (-39.533, 176.850)

Lipljan, Kosovo

Local time:

Coordinates: 42.5217° N 21.1258° 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 Lipljan

The DMS coordinates are: 42°31'18'' N 21°7'33'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 42.52167°

LngO = 21.12583°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -42.52167°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 21.12583 - 180° = -158.87417°

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 Lipljan is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-42.52167, -158.87417)

In DMS format: 42°31'18'' N 21°7'33'' E .

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