Antipode of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The opposite side of the world to Kuala Lumpur is Gualaquiza, Morona-Santiago, Ecuador.

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 3.141, 101.687

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: -3.141, -78.313

Gualaquiza

Ecuador

Gualaquiza is the closest city to Kuala Lumpur's antipodal point (42 km).

The antipodal city to Kuala Lumpur is Gualaquiza. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Kuala Lumpur is Gualaquiza.

The distance from Kuala Lumpur to Gualaquiza 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 Kuala Lumpur

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Gualaquiza, Morona-Santiago Ecuador 42 km (-3.404, -78.582)
Gualaceo, Azuay Ecuador 59 km (-2.893, -78.778)
La Unión, Azuay Ecuador 61 km (-2.850, -78.783)
Nulti, Azuay Ecuador 65 km (-2.917, -78.850)
Llacao, Azuay Ecuador 70 km (-2.867, -78.883)
Azogues, Cañar Ecuador 74 km (-2.740, -78.849)
Sucúa, Morona-Santiago Ecuador 77 km (-2.459, -78.172)
Cuenca, Azuay Ecuador 81 km (-2.901, -79.005)
Yantzaza, Zamora-Chinchipe Ecuador 91 km (-3.833, -78.761)
Cañar Ecuador 95 km (-2.561, -78.939)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Local time:

Coordinates: 3.1412° N 101.6865° E

Gualaquiza, Ecuador

Local time:

Coordinates: 3.4036° S 78.5817° 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 Kuala Lumpur

The DMS coordinates are: 3°8'28.3'' N 101°41'11.5'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 3.1412°

LngO = 101.68653°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -3.1412°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 101.68653 - 180° = -78.31347°

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 Kuala Lumpur is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-3.1412, -78.31347)

In DMS format: 3°8'28.3'' N 101°41'11.5'' E .

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