Halfway between Porto and São Paulo
The midpoint of the shortest route between Porto and São Paulo is over the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 9.294° N 29.555° W
- Great-circle distance
- 8,194km
- 5,091 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 10h 08min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 216°
- from Porto, true north
- Nearest large city
- Praia
- Cape Verde · 908 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
247km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 247 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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