Antipode of Asunción, Paraguay
The opposite side of the world to Asunción is Jiufen, Taipei, Taiwan.
Asunción
Paraguay
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -25.286, -57.647
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: South America
Coordinates: 25.286, 122.353
Jiufen
Taiwan
Jiufen is the closest city to Asunción's antipodal point (55 km).
The antipodal city to Asunción is Jiufen. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Asunción is Jiufen.
The distance from Asunción to Jiufen 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 Asunción
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Asunción's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Asunción.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiufen, Taipei | Taiwan | 55 km | (25.110, 121.844) |
| Keelung, Taiwan | Taiwan | 64 km | (25.128, 121.742) |
| Yilan, Taiwan | Taiwan | 84 km | (24.757, 121.753) |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taiwan | 87 km | (25.048, 121.532) |
| Xindian, Taipei | Taiwan | 90 km | (24.960, 121.539) |
| Banqiao, Taipei | Taiwan | 94 km | (25.014, 121.467) |
| Taoyuan, Taiwan | Taiwan | 109 km | (24.990, 121.319) |
| Taoyuan City, Taiwan | Taiwan | 111 km | (24.994, 121.297) |
| Yonakuni, Okinawa | Japan | 112 km | (24.467, 123.000) |
| Daxi, Taiwan | Taiwan | 116 km | (24.884, 121.290) |
Asunción, Paraguay
Local time:
Coordinates: 25.2865° S 57.647° W
Jiufen, Taiwan
Local time:
Coordinates: 25.1096° N 121.8442° 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 Asunción
The DMS coordinates are: 25°17'11.3'' S 57°38'49.2'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -25.28646°
LngO = -57.647°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 25.28646°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -57.647 + 180° = 122.353°
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 Asunción is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (25.28646, 122.353)
In DMS format: 25°17'11.3'' S 57°38'49.2'' W.
