Antipode of Sonsorol Village, Palau

The opposite side of the world to Sonsorol Village is Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.

Sonsorol Village

Palau

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: 5.326, 132.219

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -5.326, -47.781

Imperatriz

Brazil

Imperatriz is the closest city to Sonsorol Village's antipodal point (39 km).

The antipodal city to Sonsorol Village is Imperatriz. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Sonsorol Village is Imperatriz.

The distance from Sonsorol Village to Imperatriz 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 Sonsorol Village

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Imperatriz, MA Brazil 39 km (-5.526, -47.492)
Montes Altos, MA Brazil 97 km (-5.833, -47.067)
Amarante do Maranhão, MA Brazil 118 km (-5.567, -46.742)
Porto Franco, MA Brazil 120 km (-6.338, -47.399)
São Geraldo do Araguaia, PA Brazil 147 km (-6.401, -48.555)
Marabá, PA Brazil 150 km (-5.381, -49.132)
Itupiranga, PA Brazil 173 km (-5.135, -49.327)
Grajaú, MA Brazil 190 km (-5.819, -46.139)
Araguaína, TO Brazil 212 km (-7.191, -48.207)
Carolina, MA Brazil 225 km (-7.336, -47.462)

Sonsorol Village, Palau

Local time:

Coordinates: 5.3261° N 132.2194° E

Imperatriz, Brazil

Local time:

Coordinates: 5.5264° S 47.4917° 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 Sonsorol Village

The DMS coordinates are: 5°19'33.9'' N 132°13'9.9'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 5.32608°

LngO = 132.21943°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -5.32608°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 132.21943 - 180° = -47.78057°

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 Sonsorol Village is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-5.32608, -47.78057)

In DMS format: 5°19'33.9'' N 132°13'9.9'' E .

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