Antipode of Oviedo, Spain

The opposite side of the world to Oviedo is Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Oviedo

Spain

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: 43.360, -5.845

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: -43.360, 174.155

Akaroa

New Zealand

Akaroa is the closest city to Oviedo's antipodal point (108 km).

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

The distance from Oviedo to Akaroa 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 Oviedo

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Akaroa, Canterbury New Zealand 108 km (-43.804, 172.968)
Kaikoura, Canterbury New Zealand 112 km (-42.417, 173.683)
Amberley, Canterbury New Zealand 118 km (-43.156, 172.730)
Waikuku, Canterbury New Zealand 120 km (-43.300, 172.683)
Woodend, Canterbury New Zealand 121 km (-43.317, 172.667)
Sefton, Canterbury New Zealand 121 km (-43.250, 172.667)
Kaiapoi, Canterbury New Zealand 123 km (-43.378, 172.640)
Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand 125 km (-43.533, 172.633)
Prebbleton, Canterbury New Zealand 135 km (-43.583, 172.517)
Lincoln, Canterbury New Zealand 139 km (-43.650, 172.483)

Oviedo, Spain

Local time:

Coordinates: 43.3603° N 5.8448° W

Akaroa, New Zealand

Local time:

Coordinates: 43.8038° S 172.9682° 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 Oviedo

The DMS coordinates are: 43°21'37'' N 5°50'41.1'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 43.36029°

LngO = -5.84476°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -43.36029°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -5.84476 + 180° = 174.15524°

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 Oviedo is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-43.36029, 174.15524)

In DMS format: 43°21'37'' N 5°50'41.1'' W.

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