Halfway between Santiago and São Paulo

The midpoint of the shortest route between Santiago and São Paulo is in Argentina.

Midpoint coordinates
29.035° S 58.076° W
Great-circle distance
2,586km
1,607 mi
Approx. flight time
3h 33min
at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
Initial heading
71°
from Santiago, true north
Nearest large city
Uruguaiana
Brazil · 125 km
SCLGRU
  • Shortest route (great circle)
  • Straight line on a flat map
  • True midpoint
  • Where the flat map puts it

Flat-map illusion

Flat-map error
73km

On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 73 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.

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