The opposite side of the world to Gibraltar is Augusta, Western Australia, Australia.
United States
Continent: America
Coordinates: 40.284, -75.872
Indian Ocean
Exact location on the other side of the world
Coordinates: -40.284, 104.128
Australia
Augusta is the closest city to Gibraltar's antipodal point (1,180 km).
The antipodal city to Gibraltar is Augusta. This means that, among all the populated locations in the world, the farthest city from Gibraltar is Augusta.
The distance from Gibraltar to Augusta 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 Gibraltar's antipode. These are the farthest cities in the world from Gibraltar.
City | Country | Distance from antipode | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|
Augusta, WA | Australia | 1,180 km | (-34.316, 115.159) |
Gnarabup, WA | Australia | 1,190 km | (-33.993, 114.996) |
Margaret River, WA | Australia | 1,198 km | (-33.955, 115.076) |
Cowaramup, WA | Australia | 1,208 km | (-33.850, 115.104) |
Yallingup, WA | Australia | 1,217 km | (-33.646, 115.035) |
Dunsborough, WA | Australia | 1,225 km | (-33.615, 115.104) |
Quindalup, WA | Australia | 1,226 km | (-33.636, 115.149) |
Marybrook, WA | Australia | 1,229 km | (-33.653, 115.204) |
Vasse, WA | Australia | 1,231 km | (-33.693, 115.268) |
Abbey, WA | Australia | 1,232 km | (-33.664, 115.256) |
Local time:
Coordinates: 40.2843° N 75.8719° W
Local time:
Coordinates: 34.3157° S 115.1592° 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 Gibraltar
The DMS coordinates are: 40°17'3.3'' N 75°52'18.7'' W.
Calculations are easier by using the decimal format, hence:
LatO = 40.28426°
LngO = -75.87187°
Step 2: Calculate the latitude
LatA = - LatO = -40.28426°
Since the latitude is positive (north direction), the antipode must be negative (south direction).
Step 3: Calculate the longitude
LngA = LngO ± 180° = -75.87187 + 180° = 104.12813°
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 Gibraltar is located on coordinates: (LatA, LngA) = (-40.28426, 104.12813)
In DMS format: 40°17'3.3'' N 75°52'18.7'' W.