The opposite side of the world to Mamboma is Lata, Temotu, Solomon Islands.
Sierra Leone
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: 8.087, -11.688
Opposite side in the world
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: -8.087, 168.312
Solomon Islands
Lata is the closest city to Mamboma's antipodal point (402 km).
The antipodal city to Mamboma is Lata. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Mamboma is Lata.
The distance from Mamboma to Lata is about 20,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 22 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Mamboma's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Mamboma.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Lata, Temotu | Solomon Islands | 402 km | (-10.725, 165.797) |
Sola, Torba | Vanuatu | 646 km | (-13.876, 167.552) |
Kirakira, Makira | Solomon Islands | 749 km | (-10.454, 161.920) |
Port-Olry, Sanma | Vanuatu | 781 km | (-15.042, 167.073) |
Saratamata, Penama | Vanuatu | 798 km | (-15.290, 167.967) |
Luganville, Sanma | Vanuatu | 832 km | (-15.520, 167.162) |
Auki, Malaita | Solomon Islands | 842 km | (-8.768, 160.698) |
Yaren | Nauru | 847 km | (-0.551, 166.925) |
Menen, Meneng | Nauru | 848 km | (-0.545, 166.949) |
Boe | Nauru | 849 km | (-0.541, 166.913) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 8.0874° N 11.6884° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 10.725° S 165.7972° E
The antipode can be calculated by understanding the geographic coordinates and applying simple formulas. We will use the following variables:
Step 1: Obtain the geographic coordinates of Mamboma
The DMS coordinates are: 8°5'14.7'' N 11°41'18.3'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 8.08742°
LngO = -11.68841°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -8.08742°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -11.68841 + 180° = 168.31159°
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 Mamboma is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-8.08742, 168.31159)
In DMS format: 8°5'14.7'' N 11°41'18.3'' W.