Antipode of Marsassoum, Senegal

The opposite side of the world to Marsassoum is Lata, Temotu, Solomon Islands.

Marsassoum

Senegal

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: 12.828, -15.981

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Africa

Coordinates: -12.828, 164.019

Lata

Solomon Islands

Lata is the closest city to Marsassoum's antipodal point (303 km).

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

The distance from Marsassoum to Lata 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 Marsassoum

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Lata, Temotu Solomon Islands 303 km (-10.725, 165.797)
Kirakira, Makira Solomon Islands 348 km (-10.454, 161.920)
Sola, Torba Vanuatu 400 km (-13.876, 167.552)
Port-Olry, Sanma Vanuatu 411 km (-15.042, 167.073)
Luganville, Sanma Vanuatu 451 km (-15.520, 167.162)
Saratamata, Penama Vanuatu 506 km (-15.290, 167.967)
Norsup, Malampa Vanuatu 511 km (-16.065, 167.397)
Lakatoro, Malampa Vanuatu 515 km (-16.100, 167.416)
Auki, Malaita Solomon Islands 578 km (-8.768, 160.698)
Honiara Solomon Islands 582 km (-9.433, 159.950)

Marsassoum, Senegal

Local time:

Coordinates: 12.8275° N 15.9806° W

Lata, Solomon Islands

Local time:

Coordinates: 10.725° S 165.7972° 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 Marsassoum

The DMS coordinates are: 12°49'39'' N 15°58'50'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 12.8275°

LngO = -15.98056°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -12.8275°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -15.98056 + 180° = 164.01944°

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 Marsassoum is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-12.8275, 164.01944)

In DMS format: 12°49'39'' N 15°58'50'' W.

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