Halfway between Lisbon and São Paulo
The midpoint of the shortest route between Lisbon and São Paulo is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 8.002° N 29.449° W
- Great-circle distance
- 7,949km
- 4,939 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 9h 51min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 216°
- from Lisbon, true north
- Nearest large city
- Praia
- Cape Verde · 1,006 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
197km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 197 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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