Antipode of Cilaos, Reunion

The opposite side of the world to Cilaos is El Morro, Baja California, Mexico.

Cilaos

Reunion

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -21.136, 55.472

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 21.136, -124.528

El Morro

Mexico

El Morro is the closest city to Cilaos's antipodal point (1,216 km).

The antipodal city to Cilaos is El Morro. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Cilaos is El Morro.

The distance from Cilaos to El Morro 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 Cilaos

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
El Morro, BCN Mexico 1,216 km (28.043, -115.187)
Bahía Tortugas, BCS Mexico 1,216 km (27.691, -114.897)
Bahía Asunción, BCS Mexico 1,234 km (27.142, -114.296)
Punta Abreojos, BCS Mexico 1,274 km (26.715, -113.575)
Guerrero Negro, BCN Mexico 1,303 km (27.969, -114.044)
El Rosario de Arriba, BCN Mexico 1,325 km (30.060, -115.724)
Nuevo Uruapan, BCN Mexico 1,327 km (30.073, -115.708)
Las Margaritas, BCS Mexico 1,332 km (27.618, -113.454)
Díaz Ordaz, BCS Mexico 1,334 km (27.647, -113.450)
Puerto San Carlos, BCS Mexico 1,336 km (24.789, -112.105)

Cilaos, Reunion

Local time:

Coordinates: 21.1364° S 55.4719° E

El Morro, Mexico

Local time:

Coordinates: 28.0425° N 115.1869° 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 Cilaos

The DMS coordinates are: 21°8'11.1'' S 55°28'18.7'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -21.13641°

LngO = 55.47187°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 21.13641°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 55.47187 - 180° = -124.52813°

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 Cilaos is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (21.13641, -124.52813)

In DMS format: 21°8'11.1'' S 55°28'18.7'' E .

Search more antipodes