Antipode of Mengellang, Palau

The opposite side of the world to Mengellang is Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil.

Mengellang

Palau

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: 7.696, 134.631

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -7.696, -45.369

Balsas

Brazil

Balsas is the closest city to Mengellang' antipodal point (76 km).

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

The distance from Mengellang to Balsas 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 Mengellang

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Balsas, MA Brazil 76 km (-7.533, -46.036)
São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, MA Brazil 76 km (-7.022, -45.481)
Uruçuí, PI Brazil 104 km (-7.229, -44.556)
Riachão, MA Brazil 143 km (-7.362, -46.617)
Bom Jardim, MA Brazil 144 km (-7.017, -46.483)
Mirador, MA Brazil 184 km (-6.371, -44.363)
Raposa, MA Brazil 185 km (-6.517, -44.183)
Pastos Bons, MA Brazil 187 km (-6.602, -44.077)
Bom Jesus, PI Brazil 189 km (-9.074, -44.359)
Santa Luzia, MA Brazil 204 km (-7.643, -47.217)

Mengellang, Palau

Local time:

Coordinates: 7.6957° N 134.6305° E

Balsas, Brazil

Local time:

Coordinates: 7.5325° S 46.0356° 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 Mengellang

The DMS coordinates are: 7°41'44.5'' N 134°37'49.9'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 7.6957°

LngO = 134.63054°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -7.6957°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 134.63054 - 180° = -45.36946°

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 Mengellang is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-7.6957, -45.36946)

In DMS format: 7°41'44.5'' N 134°37'49.9'' E .

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