Halfway between São Paulo and Tokyo
The midpoint of the shortest route between São Paulo and Tokyo is in Canada.
- Midpoint coordinates
- 52.441° N 85.901° W
- Great-circle distance
- 18,535km
- 11,517 mi
- Approx. flight time
- 22h 18min
- at 850 km/h, plus 30 min
- Initial heading
- 337°
- from São Paulo, true north
- Nearest large city
- Greater Sudbury
- Canada · 750 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
6,638km
On a Mercator map, the middle of the straight line between these cities is 6,638 km away from the true midpoint. The shortest route curves toward the pole.
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- EZE – GRUBuenos Aires to São Paulo
- SCL – GRUSantiago to São Paulo
- OPO – GRUPorto to São Paulo
- FCO – GRURome to São Paulo
- DXB – GRUDubai to São Paulo
- JNB – GRUJohannesburg to São Paulo
- LHR – GRULondon to São Paulo