Antipode of Concepción, Paraguay
The opposite side of the world to Concepción is Hualien City, Taiwan, Taiwan.
Concepción
Paraguay
Continent: South America
Coordinates: -23.400, -57.432
Antipodal point
Opposite side in the world
Continent: South America
Coordinates: 23.400, 122.568
Hualien City
Taiwan
Hualien City is the closest city to Concepción's antipodal point (117 km).
The antipodal city to Concepción is Hualien City. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Concepción is Hualien City.
The distance from Concepción to Hualien City 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 Concepción
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Concepción's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Concepción.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hualien City, Taiwan | Taiwan | 117 km | (23.977, 121.604) |
| Yonakuni, Okinawa | Japan | 126 km | (24.467, 123.000) |
| Taitung, Taiwan | Taiwan | 162 km | (22.760, 121.145) |
| Taitung City, Taiwan | Taiwan | 162 km | (22.758, 121.144) |
| Yilan, Taiwan | Taiwan | 172 km | (24.757, 121.753) |
| Puli, Taiwan | Taiwan | 175 km | (23.966, 120.970) |
| Lugu, Taiwan | Taiwan | 189 km | (23.746, 120.753) |
| Ishigaki, Okinawa | Japan | 193 km | (24.345, 124.157) |
| Zhongxing New Village, Taiwan | Taiwan | 202 km | (23.959, 120.685) |
| Nantou, Taiwan | Taiwan | 202 km | (23.916, 120.664) |
Concepción, Paraguay
Local time:
Coordinates: 23.3999° S 57.4324° W
Hualien City, Taiwan
Local time:
Coordinates: 23.9769° N 121.6044° 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 Concepción
The DMS coordinates are: 23°23'59.5'' S 57°25'56.5'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -23.39985°
LngO = -57.43236°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 23.39985°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -57.43236 + 180° = 122.56764°
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 Concepción is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (23.39985, 122.56764)
In DMS format: 23°23'59.5'' S 57°25'56.5'' W.
