Antipode of Ulan Bator, Mongolia

The opposite side of the world to Ulan Bator is Cochrane, Aysén, Chile.

Ulan Bator

Mongolia

Continent: Asia

Coordinates: 47.908, 106.883

Antipodal point

Chile

Continent: South America

Coordinates: -47.908, -73.117

Cochrane

Chile

Cochrane is the closest city to Ulan Bator's antipodal point (83 km).

The antipodal city to Ulan Bator is Cochrane. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Ulan Bator is Cochrane.

The distance from Ulan Bator to Cochrane 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 Ulan Bator

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

City Country Distance from antipode Coordinates
Cochrane, Aysén Chile 83 km (-47.256, -72.570)
El Chaltén, SC Argentina 159 km (-49.330, -72.886)
Chile Chico, Aysén Chile 185 km (-46.541, -71.724)
Los Antiguos, SC Argentina 188 km (-46.549, -71.631)
Perito Moreno, SC Argentina 221 km (-46.591, -70.926)
Gobernador Gregores, SC Argentina 232 km (-48.751, -70.247)
Coyhaique, Aysén Chile 271 km (-45.575, -72.066)
Puerto Chacabuco, Aysén Chile 272 km (-45.467, -72.817)
El Calafate, SC Argentina 277 km (-50.341, -72.277)
Puerto Aysén, Aysén Chile 280 km (-45.403, -72.692)
Ulan Bator, Mongolia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar

Coordinates: 47.9077° N 106.8832° E

Elevation: 1,284 m (4,213 ft)

Cochrane, Chile

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Santiago

Coordinates: 47.2557° S 72.5695° W

Elevation: 144 m (472 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 Ulan Bator

The DMS coordinates are: 47°54'27.8'' N 106°52'59.7'' E .

Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:

LatO = 47.90771°

LngO = 106.88324°

Step 2: Calculate the latitude

LatA = - LatO = -47.90771°

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

Step 3: Calculate the longitude

LngA = LngO ± 180° = 106.88324 - 180° = -73.11676°

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 Ulan Bator is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-47.90771, -73.11676)

In DMS format: 47°54'27.8'' N 106°52'59.7'' E .

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