Antipode of Providence, Mauritius

The opposite side of the world to Providence is Bahía Tortugas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Providence

Mauritius

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -20.245, 57.612

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 20.245, -122.388

Bahía Tortugas

Mexico

Bahía Tortugas is the closest city to Providence' antipodal point (1,122 km).

The antipodal city to Providence is Bahía Tortugas. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Providence is Bahía Tortugas.

The distance from Providence 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 Providence

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Bahía Tortugas, BCS Mexico 1,122 km (27.691, -114.897)
Bahía Asunción, BCS Mexico 1,124 km (27.142, -114.296)
El Morro, BCN Mexico 1,131 km (28.043, -115.187)
Punta Abreojos, BCS Mexico 1,150 km (26.715, -113.575)
Puerto San Carlos, BCS Mexico 1,171 km (24.789, -112.105)
Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, BCS Mexico 1,188 km (25.192, -112.117)
Guerrero Negro, BCN Mexico 1,204 km (27.969, -114.044)
Benito Juárez, BCS Mexico 1,211 km (25.116, -111.827)
San Juanico, BCS Mexico 1,212 km (26.256, -112.480)
Valle Santo Domingo, BCS Mexico 1,221 km (25.490, -111.920)

Providence, Mauritius

Local time:

Coordinates: 20.2447° S 57.6122° 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 Providence

The DMS coordinates are: 20°14'41'' S 57°36'44'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -20.24472°

LngO = 57.61222°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 20.24472°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 57.61222 - 180° = -122.38778°

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 Providence is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (20.24472, -122.38778)

In DMS format: 20°14'41'' S 57°36'44'' E .

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