Antipode of Petite Rivière, Mauritius
The opposite side of the world to Petite Rivière is Bahía Tortugas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Petite Rivière
Mauritius
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: -20.196, 57.446
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: 20.196, -122.554
Bahía Tortugas
Mexico
Bahía Tortugas is the closest city to Petite Rivière' antipodal point (1,138 km).
The antipodal city to Petite Rivière is Bahía Tortugas. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Petite Rivière is Bahía Tortugas.
The distance from Petite Rivière to Bahía Tortugas 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 Petite Rivière
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Petite Rivière's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Petite Rivière.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahía Tortugas, BCS | Mexico | 1,138 km | (27.691, -114.897) |
| Bahía Asunción, BCS | Mexico | 1,140 km | (27.142, -114.296) |
| El Morro, BCN | Mexico | 1,147 km | (28.043, -115.187) |
| Punta Abreojos, BCS | Mexico | 1,167 km | (26.715, -113.575) |
| Puerto San Carlos, BCS | Mexico | 1,189 km | (24.789, -112.105) |
| Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, BCS | Mexico | 1,206 km | (25.192, -112.117) |
| Guerrero Negro, BCN | Mexico | 1,220 km | (27.969, -114.044) |
| Benito Juárez, BCS | Mexico | 1,229 km | (25.116, -111.827) |
| San Juanico, BCS | Mexico | 1,229 km | (26.256, -112.480) |
| Valle Santo Domingo, BCS | Mexico | 1,238 km | (25.490, -111.920) |
Petite Rivière, Mauritius
Local time:
Coordinates: 20.1955° S 57.4459° E
Bahía Tortugas, Mexico
Local time:
Coordinates: 27.6906° N 114.8966° 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 Petite Rivière
The DMS coordinates are: 20°11'43.8'' S 57°26'45.3'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -20.19551°
LngO = 57.44592°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 20.19551°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 57.44592 - 180° = -122.55408°
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 Petite Rivière is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (20.19551, -122.55408)
In DMS format: 20°11'43.8'' S 57°26'45.3'' E .
