Antipode of Nouvelle France, Mauritius
The opposite side of the world to Nouvelle France is Bahía Tortugas, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Nouvelle France
Mauritius
Continent: Africa
Coordinates: -20.371, 57.561
Antipodal point
North Pacific Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: 20.371, -122.439
Bahía Tortugas
Mexico
Bahía Tortugas is the closest city to Nouvelle France' antipodal point (1,116 km).
The antipodal city to Nouvelle France is Bahía Tortugas. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Nouvelle France is Bahía Tortugas.
The distance from Nouvelle France to Bahía Tortugas is about 19,000 kilometers. A direct flight would take around 21 hours, but there aren't commercial routes between these cities.
Cities on the other side of the world of Nouvelle France
This table contains the populated locations that are closest to Nouvelle France's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Nouvelle France.
| City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahía Tortugas, BCS | Mexico | 1,116 km | (27.691, -114.895) |
| Bahía Asunción, BCS | Mexico | 1,118 km | (27.142, -114.296) |
| El Morro, BCN | Mexico | 1,124 km | (28.043, -115.187) |
| Punta Abreojos, BCS | Mexico | 1,145 km | (26.715, -113.575) |
| Puerto San Carlos, BCS | Mexico | 1,169 km | (24.789, -112.105) |
| Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, BCS | Mexico | 1,186 km | (25.192, -112.117) |
| Guerrero Negro, BCS | Mexico | 1,196 km | (27.960, -114.056) |
| San Juanico, BCS | Mexico | 1,209 km | (26.256, -112.480) |
| Benito Juárez, BCS | Mexico | 1,209 km | (25.116, -111.827) |
| Los Mártires Uno, BCS | Mexico | 1,216 km | (27.349, -113.219) |
Local time:
Time Zone: Indian/Mauritius
Coordinates: 20.3706° S 57.5611° E
Elevation: 461 m (1,512 ft)
Local time:
Time Zone: America/Mazatlan
Coordinates: 27.6913° N 114.8948° W
Elevation: 5 m (16 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 Nouvelle France
The DMS coordinates are: 20°22'14'' S 57°33'40'' E .
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = -20.37056°
LngO = 57.56111°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = 20.37056°
Since the latitude is negative (south direction), the antipode must be positive (north direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = 57.56111 - 180° = -122.43889°
Since the longitude is positive, we subtract 180° to ensure the final value lies between (-180, 180). If it were the other way around, we would sum 180° for the same reason.
Result:
The antipode of Nouvelle France is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (20.37056, -122.43889)
In DMS format: 20°22'14'' S 57°33'40'' E .