The opposite side of the world to Cockburn Town is North West Cape, Western Australia, Australia.
Turks and Caicos Islands
Continent: America
Coordinates: 21.461, -71.142
Opposite side in the world
Continent: America
Coordinates: -21.461, 108.858
Australia
North West Cape is the closest city to Cockburn Town's antipodal point (538 km).
The antipodal city to Cockburn Town is North West Cape. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Cockburn Town is North West Cape.
The distance from Cockburn Town to North West Cape is about 19,000 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 Cockburn Town's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Cockburn Town.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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North West Cape, WA | Australia | 538 km | (-21.926, 114.030) |
Coral Bay, WA | Australia | 540 km | (-23.141, 113.776) |
Exmouth, WA | Australia | 547 km | (-21.931, 114.121) |
Brockman, WA | Australia | 620 km | (-24.881, 113.654) |
Morgantown, WA | Australia | 620 km | (-24.877, 113.659) |
Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 620 km | (-24.883, 113.657) |
East Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 621 km | (-24.864, 113.678) |
South Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 621 km | (-24.893, 113.658) |
Kingsford, WA | Australia | 622 km | (-24.864, 113.695) |
Onslow, WA | Australia | 648 km | (-21.638, 115.112) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 21.4612° N 71.1419° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 21.9263° S 114.0295° 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 Cockburn Town
The DMS coordinates are: 21°27'40.4'' N 71°8'30.8'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 21.46122°
LngO = -71.14188°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -21.46122°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -71.14188 + 180° = 108.85812°
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 Cockburn Town is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-21.46122, 108.85812)
In DMS format: 21°27'40.4'' N 71°8'30.8'' W.