Have you ever wondered how far north or south some of the major cities in North America are? Well, this map shows you what other major cities across the Atlantic are on the same latitude as some of the big names in the US and Canada. You might be surprised by some of the comparisons!
For example, did you know that New York City is on the same latitude as Madrid, Spain? Or that Montreal is as far north as Bordeaux, France? Or that Seattle is almost aligned with Paris, France? Check out the map below to see more interesting parallels between North American and their counterparts on the same latitude across the Atlantic (see the actual pairs below the image).
Here is a list of all the replacements:
Fairbanks, Alaska : Reykjavik, Iceland
Anchorage, Alaska : Tampere, Finland
Juneau, Alaska : Linköping, Sweden
Vancouver, Britsh Columbia : Nuremberg, Germany
Seattle, Washington : Zürich, Switzerland
Portland, Oregon : Milan, Italy
San Francicso, California : Athens, Greece
San Jose, California : Seville, Spain
Los Angeles, California : Rabat, Morocco
San Diego, California : Tripoli, Libya
Sacramento, California : Lisbon, Portugal
Las Vegas, Nevada : Malaga, Spain
Chicago, Illinois : Rome, Italy
Detroit, Michigan : Sofia, Bulgaria
Boston, Massachusetts : Dubrovnik, Croatia
New York City, New York : Naples, Italy
Houston, Texas : Kuwait City, Kuwait
Dallas, Texas : Tel Aviv, Israel
El Paso, Texas : Marrakesh, Morocco
San Antonio, Texas : Beni Suef, Egypt
Tijuana, Baja California : Benghazi, Libya
Miami, Florida : Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Jacksonville, Florida : Cairo, Egypt
Tampa, Florida : Las Palmas, Spain
Orlando, Florida : Santa Cruz, Spain
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut : Murmansk, Russia
Naujaat, Nunavut : Rovaniemi, Finland
Taloyoak, Nunavut : Tromsø, Norway
Tucson, Arizona : Safi, Morocco
Phoenix, Arizona : Casablanca, Morocco
Albuquerque, New Mexico : Heraklion, Greece
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma : Nicosia, Cyprus
Milwaukee, Wisconsin : Marseille, France
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Belgrade, Serbia
Whitehorse, Yukon : Helsinki, Finland
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories : Alesund, Norway
Inuvik, Northwest Territories : Narvik, Norway
Winnipeg, Manitoba : Lviv, Ukraine
Thompson, Manitoba : Moscow, Russia
Calgary, Alberta : London, UK
Edmonton, Alberta : Hamburg, Germany
Fort McMurray, Alberta : Riga, Latvia
Grande Prairie, Alberta : Copenhagen, Denmark
Toronto, Ontario : Florence, Italy
Sudbury, Ontario : Geneva, Switzerland
Thunder Bay, Ontario : Paris, France
Quebec City, Quebec : Ljubljana, Slovenia
Montreal, Quebec : Zagreb, Croatia
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan : Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Regina, Saskatchewan : Brussels, Belgium
Washington, District of Columbia : Alicante, Spain
Boise, Idaho : Toulouse, France
Billings, Montana : Lyon, France
Fargo, North Dakota : Lausanne, Switzerland
Denver, Colorado : Valencia, Spain
Kansas City, Missouri : Palma, Spain
St. Louis, Missouri : Izmir, Turkey
Omaha, Nebraska : Barcelona, Spain
New Orleans, Louisiana : Tiznit, Morocco
Little Rock, Arkansas : Limassol, Cyprus
Jackson, Mississippi : Haifa, Israel
Atlanta, Georgia : Beirut, Lebanon
Nashville, Tennessee : Mersin, Turkey
Charlotte, North Carolina : Tehran, Iran
Virginia Beach, Virginia : Tunis, Tunisia
Indianapolis, Indiana : Cagliari, Italy
Louisville, Kentucky : Palermo, Italy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Ankara, Turkey
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Madrid, Spain
Hermosillo, Sonora : Guelmim, Morocco
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon : Doha, Qatar
Cleveland, Ohio : Istanbul, Turkey
Cheyenne, Wyoming : Porto, Portugal
Whichita, Kansas : Murcia, Spain
Des Moines, Iowa : Zaragoza, Spain
Sioux Falls, South Dakota : Split, Croatia
Providence, Rhode Island : Tirana, Albania
Salt Lake City, Utah : Thessaloniki, Greece
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