Antipode of Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo

The opposite side of the world to Mossendjo is Napari Village, Line Islands, Kiribati.

Mossendjo

Republic of the Congo

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -2.950, 12.704

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 2.950, -167.296

Napari Village

Kiribati

Napari Village is the closest city to Mossendjo's antipodal point (885 km).

The antipodal city to Mossendjo is Napari Village. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Mossendjo is Napari Village.

The distance from Mossendjo to Napari Village 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 Mossendjo

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Napari Village, Line Islands Kiribati 885 km (3.908, -159.388)
Tabwakea Village, Line Islands Kiribati 1,096 km (2.016, -157.488)
London Village, Line Islands Kiribati 1,097 km (1.985, -157.475)
Banana Village, Line Islands Kiribati 1,110 km (1.983, -157.365)
Atafu Village, Atafu Tokelau 1,397 km (-8.542, -172.516)
Fale old settlement, Fakaofo Tokelau 1,433 km (-9.385, -171.247)
Nukunonu Tokelau 1,435 km (-9.200, -171.848)
Taulaga, Swains Island American Samoa 1,605 km (-11.055, -171.088)
Rungata, Gilbert Islands Kiribati 1,872 km (-1.342, 176.436)
Roreti Village, Gilbert Islands Kiribati 1,872 km (-2.655, 176.833)

Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo

Local time:

Coordinates: 2.9497° S 12.7042° E

Napari Village, Kiribati

Local time:

Coordinates: 3.9081° N 159.3883° 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 Mossendjo

The DMS coordinates are: 2°56'58.8'' S 12°42'15.2'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -2.94968°

LngO = 12.70423°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 2.94968°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 12.70423 - 180° = -167.29577°

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 Mossendjo is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (2.94968, -167.29577)

In DMS format: 2°56'58.8'' S 12°42'15.2'' E .

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