Halfway between Auckland and Sydney
The midpoint of the shortest route between Auckland and Sydney is over the Tasman Sea.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 35.937° S 162.765° E
- Great-circle distance
- 2,156km
- 1,339 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 3h 02min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 272°
- from Auckland, true north
- Nearest large city
- Newcastle
- Australia · 1,061 km
- Shortest route (great circle)
- Straight line on a flat map
- True midpoint
- Where the flat map puts it
Flat-map illusion
Flat-map error
66km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 66 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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