Antipode of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

The opposite side of the world to Panguna is Nova Sintra, Brava, Cabo Verde.

Panguna

Papua New Guinea

Continent: Oceania

Coordinates: -6.316, 155.485

Antipodal point

North Atlantic Ocean

Exact location on the other side of the world

Coordinates: 6.316, -24.515

Nova Sintra

Cabo Verde

Nova Sintra is the closest city to Panguna's antipodal point (947 km).

The antipodal city to Panguna is Nova Sintra. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Panguna is Nova Sintra.

The distance from Panguna to Nova Sintra 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 Panguna

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Nova Sintra, Brava Cabo Verde 947 km (14.871, -24.696)
Cova Figueira, Santa Catarina do Fogo Cabo Verde 949 km (14.891, -24.293)
São Filipe Cabo Verde 949 km (14.896, -24.496)
Cidade Velha, Ribeira Grande de Santiago Cabo Verde 956 km (14.915, -23.605)
Praia Cabo Verde 959 km (14.932, -23.513)
Igreja, Mosteiros Cabo Verde 965 km (15.034, -24.325)
São Domingos Cabo Verde 969 km (15.024, -23.563)
João Teves, São Lourenço dos Órgãos Cabo Verde 973 km (15.067, -23.589)
Picos, São Salvador do Mundo Cabo Verde 975 km (15.084, -23.632)
Assomada, Santa Catarina Cabo Verde 976 km (15.100, -23.683)

Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Coordinates: 6.3164° S 155.4848° E

Nova Sintra, Cabo Verde

Local time:

Coordinates: 14.8714° N 24.6956° 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 Panguna

The DMS coordinates are: 6°18'59'' S 155°29'5.4'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -6.31639°

LngO = 155.48483°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 6.31639°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 155.48483 - 180° = -24.51517°

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 Panguna is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (6.31639, -24.51517)

In DMS format: 6°18'59'' S 155°29'5.4'' E .

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