Antipode of Les Avirons, Reunion

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

Les Avirons

Reunion

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -21.241, 55.337

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 21.241, -124.663

El Morro

Mexico

El Morro is the closest city to Les Avirons's antipodal point (1,219 km).

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

The distance from Les Avirons 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 Les Avirons

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
El Morro, BCN Mexico 1,219 km (28.043, -115.187)
Bahía Tortugas, BCS Mexico 1,220 km (27.691, -114.897)
Bahía Asunción, BCS Mexico 1,239 km (27.142, -114.296)
Punta Abreojos, BCS Mexico 1,280 km (26.715, -113.575)
Guerrero Negro, BCN Mexico 1,307 km (27.969, -114.044)
El Rosario de Arriba, BCN Mexico 1,326 km (30.060, -115.724)
Nuevo Uruapan, BCN Mexico 1,328 km (30.073, -115.708)
Las Margaritas, BCS Mexico 1,337 km (27.618, -113.454)
Díaz Ordaz, BCS Mexico 1,339 km (27.647, -113.450)
San Francisco, BCS Mexico 1,342 km (27.645, -113.419)

Les Avirons, Reunion

Local time:

Coordinates: 21.2406° S 55.3369° 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 Les Avirons

The DMS coordinates are: 21°14'26.3'' S 55°20'12.7'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -21.24063°

LngO = 55.33685°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 21.24063°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 55.33685 - 180° = -124.66315°

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 Les Avirons is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (21.24063, -124.66315)

In DMS format: 21°14'26.3'' S 55°20'12.7'' E .

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