Halfway between Buenos Aires and São Paulo

The midpoint of the shortest route between Buenos Aires and São Paulo is in Brazil.

Midpoint coordinates
29.203° S 52.188° W
Great-circle distance
1,675km
1,041 mi
Approx. flight time
2h 28min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
46°
from Buenos Aires, true north
Nearest large city
Santa Cruz do Sul
Brazil · 62 km
EZEGRU
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
31km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 31 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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