The globe is divided into lines of latitude that run parallel to the equator moving from 0 at the equator to 90 degrees north at the north pole and from 0 at the equator to 90 degrees south at the south pole.
This list shows some major cities of the world in order of their lines of latitude. Starting from the most northerly city and progressing southward, past the equator and into the southern hemisphere. With some surprising results; New York is on the same latitude line as Madrid!
Latitude | City | Country | |
---|---|---|---|
Degrees | Minutes | ||
64 | 04 N | Reykjavik | Iceland |
60 | 10 N | Helsinki | Finland |
59 | 57 N | Oslo | Norway |
59 | 56 N | St. Petersburg | Russia |
59 | 17 N | Stockholm | Sweden |
57 | 09 N | Aberdeen | Scotland |
55 | 55 N | Edinburgh | Scotland |
55 | 45 N | Moscow | Russia |
55 | 40 N | Copenhagen | Denmark |
54 | 58 N | Newcastle-on-Tyne | England |
54 | 37 N | Belfast | Northern Ireland |
53 | 33 N | Hamburg | Germany |
53 | 20 N | Dublin | Ireland |
52 | 30 N | Berlin | Germany |
52 | 25 N | Birmingham | England |
52 | 22 N | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
52 | 14 N | Warsaw | Poland |
51 | 32 N | London | England |
50 | 52 N | Brussels | Belgium |
50 | 05 N | Prague | Czech Republic |
48 | 48 N | Paris | France |
48 | 14 N | Vienna | Austria |
47 | 30 N | Budapest | Hungary |
47 | 21 N | Zurich | Switzerland |
45 | 26 N | Venice | Italy |
45 | 30 N | Montreal | Canada |
44 | 52 N | Belgrade | Yugoslavia |
44 | 25 N | Bucharest | Romania |
43 | 40 N | Toronto | Canada |
42 | 40 N | Sofia | Bulgaria |
41 | 54 N | Rome | Italy |
41 | 23 N | Barcelona | Spain |
40 | 26 N | Madrid | Spain |
40 | 47 N | New York | USA |
39 | 55 N | Ankara | Turkey |
39 | 55 N | Beijing | China |
38 | 44 N | Lisbon | Portugal |
38 | 53 N | Washington D.C. | USA |
37 | 58 N | Athens | Greece |
36 | 50 N | Algiers | Algeria |
35 | 45 N | Teheran | Iran |
35 | 40 N | Tokyo | Japan |
34 | 03 N | Los Angeles | USA |
32 | 57 N | Tripoli | Libya |
31 | 10 N | Shanghai | China |
30 | 02 N | Cairo | Egypt |
23 | 08 N | Havana | Cuba |
22 | 34 N | Calcutta | India |
21 | 29 N | Mecca | Saudi Arabia |
19 | 26 N | Mexico City | Mexico |
19 | 00 N | Bombay | India |
17 | 59 N | Kingston | Jamaica |
14 | 40 N | Dakar | Senegal |
14 | 35 N | Manila | Philippines |
13 | 45 N | Bangkok | Thailand |
10 | 28 N | Caracas | Venezuela |
8 | 58 N | Panama City | Panama |
4 | 32 N | Bogota | Colombia |
1 | 14 N | Singapore | Singapore |
0 | Equator | ||
2 | 10 S | Guayaquil | Ecuador |
4 | 18 S | Kinshasa | Congo |
6 | 16 S | Jakarta | Indonesia |
9 | 25 S | Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea |
12 | 56 S | Salvador | Brazil |
16 | 27 S | La Paz | Bolivia |
18 | 50 S | Tananarive | Madagascar |
20 | 10 S | Iquique | Chile |
22 | 57 S | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
23 | 31 S | Sao Paulo | Brazil |
26 | 12 S | Johannesburg | South Africa |
27 | 29 S | Brisbane | Australia |
31 | 57 S | Perth | Australia |
33 | 28 S | Santiago | Chile |
33 | 55 S | Cape Town | South Africa |
34 | 00 S | Sydney | Australia |
34 | 35 S | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
34 | 53 S | Montevideo | Uruguay |
34 | 55 S | Adelaide | Australia |
36 | 52 S | Auckland | New Zealand |
37 | 47 S | Melbourne | Australia |
41 | 17 S | Wellington | New Zealand |
42 | 52 S | Hobart | Australia |
Thanks to pub quiz help user for spotting an error.