Antipode of Puerto Princesa, Philippines

The opposite side of the world to Puerto Princesa is Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Puerto Princesa

Philippines

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 9.739, 118.735

Antipodal point

Brazil

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -9.739, -61.265

Aripuanã

Brazil

Aripuanã is the closest city to Puerto Princesa's antipodal point (94 km).

The antipodal city to Puerto Princesa is Aripuanã. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Puerto Princesa is Aripuanã.

The distance from Puerto Princesa to Aripuanã 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 Puerto Princesa

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Aripuanã, MT Brazil 94 km (-9.167, -60.633)
Vale do Anari, RO Brazil 101 km (-9.857, -62.176)
Rondolândia, MT Brazil 124 km (-10.842, -61.461)
Ji Paraná, RO Brazil 147 km (-10.885, -61.952)
Jaru, RO Brazil 153 km (-10.439, -62.466)
Ouro Preto do Oeste, RO Brazil 153 km (-10.748, -62.216)
Ministro Andreazza, RO Brazil 164 km (-11.198, -61.517)
Presidente Médici, RO Brazil 173 km (-11.175, -61.901)
Governador Jorge Teixeira, RO Brazil 188 km (-10.613, -62.735)
Cacoal, RO Brazil 189 km (-11.439, -61.447)
Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Manila

Coordinates: 9.7392° N 118.7353° E

Elevation: 20 m (66 ft)

Aripuanã, Brazil

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Cuiaba

Coordinates: 9.1667° S 60.6333° W

Elevation: 144 m (472 ft)

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 Puerto Princesa

The DMS coordinates are: 9°44'21'' N 118°44'7'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 9.73917°

LngO = 118.73528°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -9.73917°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 118.73528 - 180° = -61.26472°

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 Puerto Princesa is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-9.73917, -61.26472)

In DMS format: 9°44'21'' N 118°44'7'' E .

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