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European & North American Cities Transposed Onto The Opposite Continent At The Same Latitude

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European cities on NA 1

 

 

Na cities Europe 1

Maps created by Beardsley Klamm via metafilter
The map above does an excellent job of illustrating the relative latitudes of European and North American cities by transposing them on the opposite continent.

As with our previous look at the Counterintuitive Comparison Of Relative Population Latitudes Of US, Canada & Europe, there are quite a few interesting things to note.

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Which Countries Are Due East And West Of The Americas?

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Which Countries Are Due East And West Of The Americas?

Map by reddit user e8odie
Ever sit on a beach and wonder what’s on the other side of the ocean? Well if you live anywhere in the Americas, the map above has your answer. It shows which countries are due east or west.

Perhaps most interesting countries on the map are Chile and Greenland, where it’s possible to sail right round the world and still end up in the same country.

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