Antipode of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
The opposite side of the world to Kota Kinabalu is Canutama, Amazonas, Brazil.
Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia
Continent: Asia
Coordinates: 5.975, 116.072
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Asia
Coordinates: -5.975, -63.928
Canutama
Brazil
Canutama is the closest city to Kota Kinabalu's antipodal point (80 km).
The antipodal city to Kota Kinabalu is Canutama. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Kota Kinabalu is Canutama.
The distance from Kota Kinabalu to Canutama is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
Cities on the other side of the world of Kota Kinabalu
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Kota Kinabalu's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Kota Kinabalu.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canutama, AM | Brazil | 80 km | (-6.534, -64.383) |
| Humaitá, AM | Brazil | 197 km | (-7.517, -63.031) |
| Coari, AM | Brazil | 226 km | (-4.085, -63.141) |
| Manicoré, AM | Brazil | 292 km | (-5.809, -61.300) |
| Tefé, AM | Brazil | 301 km | (-3.368, -64.721) |
| Porto Velho, RO | Brazil | 308 km | (-8.762, -63.904) |
| Codajás, AM | Brazil | 315 km | (-3.837, -62.057) |
| Alvarães, AM | Brazil | 320 km | (-3.221, -64.804) |
| Carauari, AM | Brazil | 350 km | (-4.883, -66.896) |
| Anori, AM | Brazil | 351 km | (-3.773, -61.644) |
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Local time:
Coordinates: 5.9749° N 116.0724° E
Canutama, Brazil
Local time:
Coordinates: 6.5339° S 64.3831° 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 Kota Kinabalu
The DMS coordinates are: 5°58'29.6'' N 116°4'20.6'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 5.9749°
LngO = 116.0724°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -5.9749°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 116.0724 - 180° = -63.9276°
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 Kota Kinabalu is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-5.9749, -63.9276)
In DMS format: 5°58'29.6'' N 116°4'20.6'' E .
