Antipode of Antanifotsy, Madagascar

The opposite side of the world to Antanifotsy is El Morro, Baja California, Mexico.

Antanifotsy

Madagascar

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -19.650, 47.317

Antipodal point

North Pacific Ocean

Exact location on the other side of the world

Coordinates: 19.650, -132.683

El Morro

Mexico

El Morro is the closest city to Antanifotsy's antipodal point (2,007 km).

The antipodal city to Antanifotsy is El Morro. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Antanifotsy is El Morro.

The distance from Antanifotsy to El Morro is about 18,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 20 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Antanifotsy

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
El Morro, BCN Mexico 2,007 km (28.043, -115.187)
Bahía Tortugas, BCS Mexico 2,018 km (27.691, -114.897)
Bahía Asunción, BCS Mexico 2,052 km (27.142, -114.296)
Lompoc, CA United States 2,052 km (34.639, -120.458)
Mission Hills, CA United States 2,057 km (34.686, -120.437)
Vandenberg Village, CA United States 2,058 km (34.708, -120.468)
Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA United States 2,058 km (34.748, -120.518)
El Rosario de Arriba, BCN Mexico 2,062 km (30.060, -115.724)
Nuevo Uruapan, BCN Mexico 2,064 km (30.073, -115.708)
Venustiano Carranza, BCN Mexico 2,067 km (30.401, -115.894)

Antanifotsy, Madagascar

Local time:

Coordinates: 19.65° S 47.3167° E

El Morro, Mexico

Local time:

Coordinates: 28.0425° N 115.1869° 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 Antanifotsy

The DMS coordinates are: 19°38'60'' S 47°19'0'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -19.65°

LngO = 47.31667°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 19.65°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 47.31667 - 180° = -132.68333°

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 Antanifotsy is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (19.65, -132.68333)

In DMS format: 19°38'60'' S 47°19'0'' E .

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