Halfway between Cape Town and London
The midpoint of the shortest route between Cape Town and London is in Nigeria.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 8.907° N 10.481° E
- Great-circle distance
- 9,671km
- 6,009 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 11h 53min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 349°
- from Cape Town, true north
- Nearest large city
- Jalingo
- Nigeria · 96 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
375km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 375 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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