Antipode of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
The opposite side of the world to Santiago de Veraguas is West Island, Cocos Islands.
Santiago de Veraguas
Panama
Continent: America
Coordinates: 8.100, -80.983
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: America
Coordinates: -8.100, 99.017
West Island
Cocos Islands
West Island is the closest city to Santiago de Veraguas's antipodal point (509 km).
The antipodal city to Santiago de Veraguas is West Island. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Santiago de Veraguas is West Island.
The distance from Santiago de Veraguas to West Island 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 Santiago de Veraguas
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Santiago de Veraguas' antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Santiago de Veraguas.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Island | Cocos Islands | 509 km | (-12.157, 96.823) |
| Manna, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 589 km | (-4.465, 102.904) |
| Tais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 594 km | (-4.075, 102.577) |
| Masmambang, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 596 km | (-4.164, 102.700) |
| Bengkulu | Indonesia | 596 km | (-3.800, 102.266) |
| Masat, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 599 km | (-4.381, 102.954) |
| Padangguci, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 599 km | (-4.589, 103.144) |
| Bintuhan, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 603 km | (-4.794, 103.348) |
| Lais, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 607 km | (-3.529, 102.050) |
| Ketahun, Bengkulu | Indonesia | 607 km | (-3.390, 101.835) |
Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
Local time:
Coordinates: 8.1° N 80.9833° W
West Island, Cocos Islands
Local time:
Coordinates: 12.1568° S 96.8225° E
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 Santiago de Veraguas
The DMS coordinates are: 8°5'60'' N 80°58'60'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 8.1°
LngO = -80.98333°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -8.1°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -80.98333 + 180° = 99.01667°
Since the longitude is negative, we sum 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would subtract 180° for the same reason.
Result:
The antipode of Santiago de Veraguas is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-8.1, 99.01667)
In DMS format: 8°5'60'' N 80°58'60'' W.
