Brain-explody: Comparing the world’s most well known locations with NZ’s latitude | WeatherWatch.
(Using latitude co-ordinates only)
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Well known international locations on a map of NZ.
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How close are you to the South Pole and Tropics compared to other well known places?
Leon Mika Wow, I thought Auckland was on the same latitude as Sydney, but it turns out it's closer to Melbourne.
David Sinclair Fascinating. I guess that puts me (Portland, Oregon area) at about where you are.
Jessica Smith This is really interesting! It's amazing how much of a difference northern hemisphere vs southern hemisphere and even west coast vs east coast makes to climates. Like, seeing places that I think of as having excruciatingly cold winters on equivalent latitudes as Australian cities (like Seoul to Melbourne, or Chicago not even as far north as Hobart is south!).
Miraz Jordan @jayeless I’d never really taken in that the southern hemisphere is mainly water and the northern land (and what an enormous difference that makes). And yes, those bitter winters and stinking summers.