Antipode of Salto, Uruguay

The opposite side of the world to Salto is Yinyang, Jiangsu, China.

Salto

Uruguay

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -31.383, -57.967

Antipodal point

Opposite side in the world

Continent: South America

Coordinates: 31.383, 122.033

Yinyang

China

Yinyang is the closest city to Salto's antipodal point (40 km).

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

The distance from Salto to Yinyang 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 Salto

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Yinyang, Jiangsu China 40 km (31.715, 121.862)
Laogang, Shanghai China 43 km (31.029, 121.843)
Hehe, Jiangsu China 45 km (31.738, 121.803)
Donghai, Jiangsu China 45 km (31.768, 121.871)
Huiping, Jiangsu China 49 km (31.764, 121.778)
Huamu, Shanghai China 50 km (31.211, 121.544)
Wanxiang, Shanghai China 50 km (30.970, 121.815)
Yangpu, Shanghai China 51 km (31.262, 121.519)
Baoshan, Shanghai China 52 km (31.408, 121.490)
Xin’an, Jiangsu China 52 km (31.798, 121.781)

Salto, Uruguay

Local time:

Coordinates: 31.3833° S 57.9667° W

Yinyang, China

Local time:

Coordinates: 31.7148° N 121.8619° 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 Salto

The DMS coordinates are: 31°22'60'' S 57°58'0'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = -31.38333°

LngO = -57.96667°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = 31.38333°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -57.96667 + 180° = 122.03333°

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 Salto is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (31.38333, 122.03333)

In DMS format: 31°22'60'' S 57°58'0'' W.

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