Antipode of Algueirão, Portugal

The opposite side of the world to Algueirão is Okato, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Algueirão

Portugal

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: 38.798, -9.344

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: -38.798, 170.656

Okato

New Zealand

Okato is the closest city to Algueirão's antipodal point (283 km).

The antipodal city to Algueirão is Okato. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Algueirão is Okato.

The distance from Algueirão to Okato 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 Algueirão

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Okato, Taranaki New Zealand 283 km (-39.200, 173.883)
Opunake, Taranaki New Zealand 286 km (-39.456, 173.858)
Takaka, Tasman New Zealand 293 km (-40.850, 172.800)
New Plymouth, Taranaki New Zealand 299 km (-39.067, 174.083)
Waitara, Taranaki New Zealand 312 km (-39.002, 174.238)
Manaia, Taranaki New Zealand 312 km (-39.550, 174.133)
Eltham, Taranaki New Zealand 323 km (-39.429, 174.300)
Riwaka, Tasman New Zealand 323 km (-41.083, 173.000)
Hawera, Taranaki New Zealand 325 km (-39.592, 174.283)
Motueka, Tasman New Zealand 328 km (-41.133, 173.017)

Algueirão, Portugal

Local time:

Coordinates: 38.7976° N 9.3437° W

Okato, New Zealand

Local time:

Coordinates: 39.2° S 173.8833° 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 Algueirão

The DMS coordinates are: 38°47'51.5'' N 9°20'37.3'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 38.79764°

LngO = -9.3437°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -38.79764°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -9.3437 + 180° = 170.6563°

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 Algueirão is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-38.79764, 170.6563)

In DMS format: 38°47'51.5'' N 9°20'37.3'' W.

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