Antipode of Joal-Fadiout, Senegal

The opposite side of the world to Joal-Fadiout is Port-Olry, Sanma, Vanuatu.

Joal-Fadiout

Senegal

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 14.167, -16.833

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -14.167, 163.167

Port-Olry

Vanuatu

Port-Olry is the closest city to Joal-Fadiout's antipodal point (432 km).

The antipodal city to Joal-Fadiout is Port-Olry. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Joal-Fadiout is Port-Olry.

The distance from Joal-Fadiout to Port-Olry 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 Joal-Fadiout

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Port-Olry, Sanma Vanuatu 432 km (-15.042, 167.073)
Kirakira, Makira Solomon Islands 432 km (-10.454, 161.920)
Luganville, Sanma Vanuatu 455 km (-15.520, 167.162)
Sola, Torba Vanuatu 475 km (-13.876, 167.552)
Lata, Temotu Solomon Islands 476 km (-10.725, 165.797)
Norsup, Malampa Vanuatu 501 km (-16.065, 167.397)
Lakatoro, Malampa Vanuatu 504 km (-16.100, 167.416)
Saratamata, Penama Vanuatu 532 km (-15.290, 167.967)
Wala, North Province New Caledonia 616 km (-19.712, 163.647)
Malango, Guadalcanal Solomon Islands 621 km (-9.695, 159.717)

Joal-Fadiout, Senegal

Local time:

Coordinates: 14.1667° N 16.8333° W

Port-Olry, Vanuatu

Local time:

Coordinates: 15.0418° S 167.0727° 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 Joal-Fadiout

The DMS coordinates are: 14°10'0'' N 16°49'60'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 14.16667°

LngO = -16.83333°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -14.16667°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -16.83333 + 180° = 163.16667°

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 Joal-Fadiout is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-14.16667, 163.16667)

In DMS format: 14°10'0'' N 16°49'60'' W.

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