Antipode of Dumbéa, New Caledonia

The opposite side of the world to Dumbéa is Zouerate, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania.

Dumbéa

New Caledonia

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -22.158, 166.457

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: 22.158, -13.543

Zouerate

Mauritania

Zouerate is the closest city to Dumbéa's antipodal point (128 km).

The antipodal city to Dumbéa is Zouerate. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Dumbéa is Zouerate.

The distance from Dumbéa to Zouerate 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 Dumbéa

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Zouerate, Tiris Zemmour Mauritania 128 km (22.735, -12.471)
Atar, Adrar Mauritania 189 km (20.518, -13.049)
Imlili, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab Morocco 220 km (22.656, -15.607)
Chingueṭṭi, Adrar Mauritania 224 km (20.463, -12.362)
Akjoujt, Inchiri Mauritania 281 km (19.747, -14.385)
Dakhla Western Sahara 300 km (23.685, -15.958)
Gueltat Zemmour, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Morocco 352 km (25.143, -12.372)
Nouadhibou, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Mauritania 386 km (20.942, -17.038)
Tidjikja, Tagant Mauritania 456 km (18.556, -11.427)
Dar Naim, Nouakchott Nord Mauritania 513 km (18.108, -15.927)

Dumbéa, New Caledonia

Local time:

Coordinates: 22.1576° S 166.4572° E

Zouerate, Mauritania

Local time:

Coordinates: 22.7354° N 12.4713° 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 Dumbéa

The DMS coordinates are: 22°9'27.3'' S 166°27'25.9'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -22.15757°

LngO = 166.4572°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 22.15757°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 166.4572 - 180° = -13.5428°

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 Dumbéa is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (22.15757, -13.5428)

In DMS format: 22°9'27.3'' S 166°27'25.9'' E .

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