The opposite side of the world to Les Anglais is Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island.
Haiti
Continent: America
Coordinates: 18.305, -74.220
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -18.305, 105.780
Christmas Island
Flying Fish Cove is the closest city to Les Anglais's antipodal point (872 km).
The antipodal city to Les Anglais is Flying Fish Cove. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Les Anglais is Flying Fish Cove.
The distance from Les Anglais to Flying Fish Cove is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Les Anglais' antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Les Anglais.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|
Flying Fish Cove | Christmas Island | 872 km | (-10.422, 105.679) |
North West Cape, WA | Australia | 951 km | (-21.926, 114.030) |
Exmouth, WA | Australia | 960 km | (-21.931, 114.121) |
Coral Bay, WA | Australia | 990 km | (-23.141, 113.776) |
Onslow, WA | Australia | 1,044 km | (-21.638, 115.112) |
Brockman, WA | Australia | 1,093 km | (-24.881, 113.654) |
Morgantown, WA | Australia | 1,093 km | (-24.877, 113.659) |
Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 1,093 km | (-24.883, 113.657) |
East Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 1,093 km | (-24.864, 113.678) |
South Carnarvon, WA | Australia | 1,094 km | (-24.893, 113.658) |
Local time:
Time Zone: America/Port-au-Prince
Coordinates: 18.3054° N 74.2197° W
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)
Local time:
Time Zone: Indian/Christmas
Coordinates: 10.4217° S 105.6791° E
Elevation: 135 m (443 ft)
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 Les Anglais
The DMS coordinates are: 18°18'19.4'' N 74°13'10.8'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 18.3054°
LngO = -74.21968°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -18.3054°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -74.21968 + 180° = 105.78032°
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 Les Anglais is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-18.3054, 105.78032)
In DMS format: 18°18'19.4'' N 74°13'10.8'' W.