Halfway between Johannesburg and São Paulo
The midpoint of the shortest route between Johannesburg and São Paulo is over the South Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 30.249° S 9.759° W
- Great-circle distance
- 7,429km
- 4,616 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 9h 14min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 254°
- from Johannesburg, true north
- Nearest large city
- Cape Town
- South Africa · 2,678 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
599km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 599 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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