Antipode of Pamplona, Spain

The opposite side of the world to Pamplona is Castlepoint, Wellington, New Zealand.

Pamplona

Spain

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: 42.817, -1.643

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: -42.817, 178.357

Castlepoint

New Zealand

Castlepoint is the closest city to Pamplona's antipodal point (277 km).

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

The distance from Pamplona to Castlepoint 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 Pamplona

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Castlepoint, Wellington New Zealand 277 km (-40.900, 176.217)
Waipawa, Wellington New Zealand 282 km (-41.412, 175.515)
Masterton, Wellington New Zealand 304 km (-40.960, 175.658)
Upper Hutt, Wellington New Zealand 331 km (-41.138, 175.050)
Lower Hutt, Wellington New Zealand 336 km (-41.217, 174.917)
Petone, Wellington New Zealand 338 km (-41.228, 174.870)
Brooklyn, Wellington New Zealand 342 km (-41.306, 174.763)
Wellington New Zealand 342 km (-41.287, 174.776)
Kelburn, Wellington New Zealand 343 km (-41.283, 174.767)
Khandallah, Wellington New Zealand 343 km (-41.245, 174.794)

Pamplona, Spain

Local time:

Coordinates: 42.8169° N 1.6432° W

Castlepoint, New Zealand

Local time:

Coordinates: 40.9° S 176.2167° 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 Pamplona

The DMS coordinates are: 42°49'0.7'' N 1°38'35.6'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 42.81687°

LngO = -1.64323°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -42.81687°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -1.64323 + 180° = 178.35677°

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 Pamplona is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-42.81687, 178.35677)

In DMS format: 42°49'0.7'' N 1°38'35.6'' W.

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