Major North American Cities Replaced by Major Cities Across the Atlantic on the Same Latitude

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