The opposite side of the world to La Paz is Oyster Bay, Rodrigues, Mauritius.
Mexico
Continent: America
Coordinates: 28.205, -106.471
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -28.205, 73.529
Mauritius
Oyster Bay is the closest city to La Paz's antipodal point (1,395 km).
The antipodal city to La Paz is Oyster Bay. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from La Paz is Oyster Bay.
The distance from La Paz to Oyster Bay 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 La Paz's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from La Paz.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
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Oyster Bay, Rodrigues | Mauritius | 1,395 km | (-19.694, 63.408) |
Port Mathurin, Rodrigues | Mauritius | 1,395 km | (-19.683, 63.417) |
Bambous Virieux, Grand Port | Mauritius | 1,820 km | (-20.343, 57.758) |
Grand Sable, Grand Port | Mauritius | 1,821 km | (-20.314, 57.764) |
Beau Vallon, Grand Port | Mauritius | 1,821 km | (-20.419, 57.695) |
Bois des Amourettes, Grand Port | Mauritius | 1,821 km | (-20.363, 57.731) |
Mahébourg, Grand Port | Mauritius | 1,822 km | (-20.408, 57.700) |
Quatre Soeurs, Flacq | Mauritius | 1,822 km | (-20.299, 57.771) |
Grand River South East, Flacq | Mauritius | 1,822 km | (-20.286, 57.776) |
Plaine Magnien, Grand Port | Mauritius | 1,823 km | (-20.430, 57.670) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 28.2047° N 106.4714° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 19.6944° S 63.4083° 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 La Paz
The DMS coordinates are: 28°12'17'' N 106°28'17'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 28.20472°
LngO = -106.47139°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -28.20472°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -106.47139 + 180° = 73.52861°
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 La Paz is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-28.20472, 73.52861)
In DMS format: 28°12'17'' N 106°28'17'' W.