Antipode of Mosfellsbær, Iceland

The opposite side of the world to Mosfellsbær is Bluff, Southland, New Zealand.

Mosfellsbær

Iceland

Continent: Europe

Coordinates: 64.167, -21.700

Antipodal point

Southern Ocean

Exact location on the other side of the world

Coordinates: -64.167, 158.300

Bluff

New Zealand

Bluff is the closest city to Mosfellsbær's antipodal point (2,051 km).

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

The distance from Mosfellsbær to Bluff is about 18,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 20 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.

Cities on the other side of the world of Mosfellsbær

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Bluff, Southland New Zealand 2,051 km (-46.600, 168.333)
Awarua Plains, Southland New Zealand 2,064 km (-46.483, 168.383)
Clifton, Southland New Zealand 2,067 km (-46.448, 168.360)
Otatara, Southland New Zealand 2,068 km (-46.433, 168.300)
Kingswell, Southland New Zealand 2,069 km (-46.438, 168.360)
Kew, Southland New Zealand 2,069 km (-46.428, 168.350)
Strathern, Southland New Zealand 2,070 km (-46.428, 168.360)
Heidelberg, Southland New Zealand 2,070 km (-46.428, 168.370)
Georgetown, Southland New Zealand 2,071 km (-46.418, 168.360)
Newfield, Southland New Zealand 2,071 km (-46.418, 168.380)
Mosfellsbær, Iceland

Local time:

Time Zone: Atlantic/Reykjavik

Coordinates: 64.1667° N 21.7° W

Elevation: 22 m (72 ft)

Bluff, New Zealand

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Auckland

Coordinates: 46.6° S 168.3333° E

Elevation: 31 m (102 ft)

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 Mosfellsbær

The DMS coordinates are: 64°10'0'' N 21°41'60'' W.

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 64.16667°

LngO = -21.7°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -64.16667°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = -21.7 + 180° = 158.3°

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 Mosfellsbær is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-64.16667, 158.3)

In DMS format: 64°10'0'' N 21°41'60'' W.

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