Shamil Sabah

 

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2003

Date

Location

Magnitude1

Jan. 20

Solomon Islands

7.3

Jan. 22

Colima, Mexico

7.6

March 17

Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

7.0

May 26

Near Honshu, Japan

7.0

May 26

Halmahera, Indonesia

7.0

June 20

Amazonas, Brazil

7.1

July 15

Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean

7.6

Aug. 4

Scotia Sea, Canada

7.5

Aug. 21

South Island, New Zealand

7.2

Sept. 25

Hokkaido, Japan region

8.3

Sept. 25

Hokkaido, Japan region

7.4

Sept. 27

Southwestern Siberia, Russia

7.4

Oct. 31

Near Honshu, Japan

7.0

Nov. 17

Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands

7.8

Dec. 27

Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

7.3

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2004

Date

Location

Magnitude1

Jan. 3

Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia

7.1

Feb. 5

Papua, Indonesia

7.0

Feb. 7

Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia

7.3

July 15

Fiji Region

7.1

July 25

Southern Sumatra, Indonesia

7.3

Sept. 5

Near the south coast of western Honshu, Japan

7.2

Sept. 5

Near the south coast of Honshu, Japan

7.4

Nov. 11

Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia

7.5

Nov. 15

West Coast, Colombia

7.2

Nov. 22

West Coast, South Island, New Zealand

7.1

Nov. 26

Papua, Indonesia

7.1

Nov. 28

Hokkaido, Japan

7.0

Dec. 23

Macquarie Island, Antarctica

8.1

Dec. 26

Nicobar Islands, India

7.1

Dec. 26

West Coast, N.Sumatra, Indonesia

9.0

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2000

Date

Location

Magnitude1

Jan. 8

Tonga Islands

7.2

Feb. 25

Vanuatu Islands region

7.1

March 28

Volcano Islands, Japan region

7.6

April 23

Santiago del Estero Province,
Argentina

7.0

May 4

Minahassa Peninsula,
Sulawesi, Indonesia

7.6

May 12

Jujuy Province, Argentina

7.2

June 4

Sumatra, Indonesia

7.9

June 18

South Indian Ocean

7.8

Aug. 6

Bonin Islands, Japan Region

7.3

Nov. 16

New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

8.0

Nov. 16

New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

7.6

Nov. 17

New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

7.5

Dec. 6

Turkmenistan

7.0

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2002

Date

Location

Magnitude1

Jan. 2

Vanuatu Islands

7.3

March 3?

Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan

7.4

March 5

Mindanao, Philippines

7.5

March 31

Taiwan region

7.1

April 26

Mariana Islands

7.1

June 28

E. Russia-N.E. China Border Region

7.3

Aug. 19

Fiji Islands

7.6

Aug. 19

South of Fiji Islands

7.7

Sept. 8

Papua New Guinea

7.6

Oct. 10

Irian Jaya, Indonesia

7.6

Nov. 2

Sumatra, Indonesia

7.4

Nov. 3

Alaska

7.9

Nov. 17

Northwest of Kuril Islands

7.3

World's Largest Dams

?

?

Volume (thousands)

?

Dam

Location

cu m

cu yds

Year completed

Syncrude Tailings

Canada

540,000

706,320

UC

Chapetn

Argentina

296,200

387,410

UC

Pati

Argentina

238,180

274,026

UC

New Cornelia Tailings

United States

209,500

274,026

1973

Tarbela

Pakistan

121,720

159,210

1976

Kambaratinsk

Kyrgyzstan

112,200

146,758

UC

Fort Peck

Montana

96,049

125,628

1940

Lower Usuma

Nigeria

93,000

121,644

1990

Cipasang

Indonesia

90,000

117,720

UC

Atatrk

Turkey

84,500

110,522

1990

Yacyret-Apipe

Paraguay/Argentina

81,000

105,944

1998

Guri (Raul Leoni)

Venezuela

78,000

102,014

1986

Rogun

Tajikistan

75,500

98,750

1985

Oahe

South Dakota

70,339

92,000

1963

Mangla

Pakistan

65,651

85,872

1967

Gardiner

Canada

65,440

85,592

1968

Afsluitdijk

Netherlands

63,400

82,927

1932

Oroville

California

59,639

78,008

1968

San Luis

California

59,405

77,700

1967

Nurek

Tajikistan

58,000

75,861

1980

Garrison

North Dakota

50,843

66,500

1956

Cochiti

New Mexico

48,052

62,850

1975

Tabka (Thawra)

Syria

46,000

60,168

1976

Bennett W.A.C.

Canada

43,733

57,201

1967

Tucurui

Brazil

43,000

56,242

1984

Boruca

Costa Rica

43,000

56,242

UC

High Aswan (Sadd-el-Aali)

Egypt

43,000

56,242

1970

San Roque

Philippines

43,000

56,242

UC

Kiev

Ukraine

42,841

56,034

1964

Dantiwada Left Embankment

India

41,040

53,680

1965

Saratov

Russia

40,400

52,843

1967

Mission Tailings 2

Arizona

40,088

52,435

1973

Fort Randall

South Dakota

38,227

50,000

1953

Kanev

Ukraine

37,860

49,520

1976

Mosul

Iraq

36,000

47,086

1982

Kakhovka

Ukraine

35,640

46,617

1955

Itumbiara

Brazil

35,600

46,563

1980

Lauwerszee

Netherlands

35,575

46,532

1969

Beas

India

35,418

46,325

1974

Oosterschelde

Netherlands

35,000

45,778

1986

Latitude and Longitude of U.S. and Canadian Cities

(and time corresponding to 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time)

?

Lat.

Long.

?

City

 

'

 

'

Time

Albany, N.Y.

42

40

73

45

12:00 noon

Albuquerque, N.M.

35

05

106

39

10:00 a.m.

Amarillo, Tex.

35

11

101

50

11:00 a.m.

Anchorage, Alaska

61

13

149

54

8:00 a.m.

Atlanta, Ga.

33

45

84

23

12:00 noon

Austin, Tex.

30

16

97

44

11:00 a.m.

Baker, Ore.

44

47

117

50

9:00 a.m.

Baltimore, Md.

39

18

76

38

12:00 noon

Bangor, Maine

44

48

68

47

12:00 noon

Birmingham, Ala.

33

30

86

50

11:00 a.m.

Bismarck, N.D.

46

48

100

47

11:00 a.m.

Boise, Idaho

43

36

116

13

10:00 a.m.

Boston, Mass.

42

21

71

5

12:00 noon

Buffalo, N.Y.

42

55

78

50

12:00 noon

Calgary, Alba., Can.

51

1

114

1

10:00 a.m.

Carlsbad, N.M.

32

26

104

15

10:00 a.m.

Charleston, S.C.

32

47

79

56

12:00 noon

Charleston, W. Va.

38

21

81

38

12:00 noon

Charlotte, N.C.

35

14

80

50

12:00 noon

Cheyenne, Wyo.

41

9

104

52

10:00 a.m.

Chicago, Ill.

41

50

87

37

11:00 a.m.

Cincinnati, Ohio

39

8

84

30

12:00 noon

Cleveland, Ohio

41

28

81

37

12:00 noon

Columbia, S.C.

34

0

81

2

12:00 noon

Columbus, Ohio

40

0

83

1

12:00 noon

Dallas, Tex.

32

46

96

46

11:00 a.m.

Denver, Colo.

39

45

105

0

10:00 a.m.

Des Moines, Iowa

41

35

93

37

11:00 a.m.

Detroit, Mich.

42

20

83

3

12:00 noon

Dubuque, Iowa

42

31

90

40

11:00 a.m.

Duluth, Minn.

46

49

92

5

11:00 a.m.

Eastport, Maine

44

54

67

0

12:00 noon

Edmonton, Alb., Can.

53

34

113

28

10:00 a.m.

El Centro, Calif.

32

38

115

33

9:00 a.m.

El Paso, Tex.

31

46

106

29

10:00 a.m.

Eugene, Ore.

44

3

123

5

9:00 a.m.

Fargo, N.D.

46

52

96

48

11:00 a.m.

Flagstaff, Ariz.

35

13

111

41

10:00 a.m.

Fort Worth, Tex.

32

43

97

19

11:00 a.m.

Fresno, Calif.

36

44

119

48

9:00 a.m.

Grand Junction, Colo.

39

5

108

33

10:00 a.m.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

42

58

85

40

12:00 noon

Havre, Mont.

48

33

109

43

10:00 a.m.

Helena, Mont.

46

35

112

2

10:00 a.m.

Honolulu, Hawaii

21

18

157

50

7:00 a.m.

Hot Springs, Ark.

34

31

93

3

11:00 a.m.

Houston, Tex.

29

45

95

21

11:00 a.m.

Idaho Falls, Idaho

43

30

112

1

10:00 a.m.

Indianapolis, Ind.

39

46

86

10

12:00 noon

Jackson, Miss.

32

20

90

12

11:00 a.m.

Jacksonville, Fla.

30

22

81

40

12:00 noon

Juneau, Alaska

58

18

134

24

8:00 a.m.

Kansas City, Mo.

39

6

94

35

11:00 a.m.

Key West, Fla.

24

33

81

48

12:00 noon

Kingston, Ont., Can.

44

15

76

30

12:00 noon

Klamath Falls, Ore.

42

10

121

44

9:00 a.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

35

57

83

56

12:00 noon

Las Vegas, Nev.

36

10

115

12

9:00 a.m.

Lewiston, Idaho

46

24

117

2

9:00 a.m.

Lincoln, Neb.

40

50

96

40

11:00 a.m.

London, Ont., Can.

43

2

81

34

12:00 noon

Long Beach, Calif.

33

46

118

11

9:00 a.m.

Los Angeles, Calif.

34

3

118

15

9:00 a.m.

Louisville, Ky.

38

15

85

46

12:00 noon

Manchester, N.H.

43

0

71

30

12:00 noon

Memphis, Tenn.

35

9

90

3

11:00 a.m.

Miami, Fla.

25

46

80

12

12:00 noon

Milwaukee, Wis.

43

2

87

55

11:00 a.m.

Minneapolis, Minn.

44

59

93

14

11:00 a.m.

Mobile, Ala.

30

42

88

3

11:00 a.m.

Montgomery, Ala.

32

21

86

18

11:00 a.m.

Montpelier, Vt.

44

15

72

32

12:00 noon

Montreal, Que., Can.

45

30

73

35

12:00 noon

Moose Jaw, Sask., Can.

50

37

105

31

11:00 a.m.

Nashville, Tenn.

36

10

86

47

11:00 a.m.

Nelson, B.C., Can.

49

30

117

17

9:00 a.m.

Newark, N.J.

40

44

74

10

12:00 noon

New Haven, Conn.

41

19

72

55

12:00 noon

New Orleans, La.

29

57

90

4

11:00 a.m.

New York, N.Y.

40

47

73

58

12:00 noon

Nome, Alaska

64

25

165

30

8:00 a.m.

Oakland, Calif.

37

48

122

16

9:00 a.m.

Oklahoma City, Okla.

35

26

97

28

11:00 a.m.

Omaha, Neb.

41

15

95

56

11:00 a.m.

Ottawa, Ont., Can.

45

24

75

43

12:00 noon

Philadelphia, Pa.

39

57

75

10

12:00 noon

Phoenix, Ariz.

33

29

112

4

10:00 a.m.

Pierre, S.D.

44

22

100

21

11:00 a.m.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

40

27

79

57

12:00 noon

Portland, Maine

43

40

70

15

12:00 noon

Portland, Ore.

45

31

122

41

9:00 a.m.

Providence, R.I.

41

50

71

24

12:00 noon

Quebec, Que., Can.

46

49

71

11

12:00 noon

Raleigh, N.C.

35

46

78

39

12:00 noon

Reno, Nev.

39

30

119

49

9:00 a.m.

Richfield, Utah

38

46

112

5

10:00 a.m.

Richmond, Va.

37

33

77

29

12:00 noon

Roanoke, Va.

37

17

79

57

12:00 noon

Sacramento, Calif.

38

35

121

30

9:00 a.m.

St. John, N.B., Can.

45

18

66

10

1:00 p.m.

St. Louis, Mo.

38

35

90

12

11:00 a.m.

Salt Lake City, Utah

40

46

111

54

10:00 a.m.

San Antonio, Tex.

29

23

98

33

11:00 a.m.

San Diego, Calif.

32

42

117

10

9:00 a.m.

San Francisco, Calif.

37

47

122

26

9:00 a.m.

San Jose, Calif.

37

20

121

53

9:00 a.m.

San Juan, P.R.

18

30

66

10

1:00 p.m.

Santa Fe, N.M.

35

41

105

57

10:00 a.m.

Savannah, Ga.

32

5

81

5

12:00 noon

Seattle, Wash.

47

37

122

20

9:00 a.m.

Shreveport, La.

32

28

93

42

11:00 a.m.

Sioux Falls, S.D.

43

33

96

44

11:00 a.m.

Sitka, Alaska

57

10

135

15

8:00 a.m.

Spokane, Wash.

47

40

117

26

9:00 a.m.

Springfield, Ill.

39

48

89

38

11:00 a.m.

Springfield, Mass.

42

6

72

34

12:00 noon

Springfield, Mo.

37

13

93

17

11:00 a.m.

Syracuse, N.Y.

43

2

76

8

12:00 noon

Tampa, Fla.

27

57

82

27

12:00 noon

Toledo, Ohio

41

39

83

33

12:00 noon

Toronto, Ont., Can.

43

40

79

24

12:00 noon

Tulsa, Okla.

36

09

95

59

11:00 a.m.

Vancouver, B.C., Can.

49

13

123

06

9:00 a.m.

Victoria, B.C., Can.

48

25

123

21

9:00 a.m.

Virginia Beach, Va.

36

51

75

58

12:00 noon

Washington, D.C.

38

53

77

02

12:00 noon

Wichita, Kan.

37

43

97

17

11:00 a.m.

Wilmington, N.C.

34

14

77

57

12:00 noon

Winnipeg, Man., Can.

49

54

97

7

11:00 a.m.

Average Daily Temperatures (F) in Tourist Cities

?

January

April

July

October

Location

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

Acapulco (Mexico)

87

72

87

73

89

77

89

77

Amsterdam (Netherlands)

41

34

53

40

69

55

57

46

Athens (Greece)

54

42

67

52

90

72

74

60

Auckland (New Zealand)

73

60

67

56

56

46

63

52

Bangkok (Thailand)

89

69

94

78

91

77

89

76

Beijing (China)

35

15

68

44

87

71

67

44

Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

38

28

62

43

81

60

64

46

Berlin (Germany)

35

26

55

38

74

55

55

41

Bombay (India)

83

67

89

76

85

77

89

76

Cairo (Egypt)

65

47

83

57

96

70

86

65

Calcutta (India)

80

55

97

75

89

79

89

74

Cape Town (South Africa)

69

56

66

54

60

50

65

53

Caracas (Venezuela)

75

56

81

60

78

61

79

61

Copenhagen (Denmark)

36

29

50

37

72

55

53

42

Dublin (Ireland)

47

35

54

38

67

51

57

43

Glasgow (Scotland)

43

34

53

38

66

52

54

43

Hamilton (Bermuda)

68

58

71

59

85

73

79

69

Helsinki (Finland)

27

17

43

31

71

57

45

37

Hong Kong (China)

67

51

79

67

90

78

84

70

Istanbul (Turkey)

48

36

59

45

78

64

66

53

Jerusalem (Israel)

55

41

73

50

87

63

81

59

Kingston (Jamaica)

86

67

87

70

90

73

88

73

Lagos (Nigeria)

88

74

89

77

82

74

85

74

Lisbon (Portugal)

56

46

64

52

79

63

69

57

London (United Kingdom)

44

35

56

40

73

55

58

44

Madrid (Spain)

50

34

63

43

89

61

67

48

Mexico City (Mexico)

66

42

77

51

73

53

70

50

Montreal (Canada)

22

6

51

33

79

60

56

39

Moscow (Russia)

21

9

47

31

76

55

46

34

Nairobi (Kenya)

77

53

75

57

69

51

77

54

Nassau (Bahamas)

77

65

81

69

88

75

85

73

Oslo (Norway)

30

20

50

34

73

56

49

37

Paris (France)

42

32

60

41

76

55

59

44

Prague (Czech Republic)

34

25

55

40

74

58

54

44

Quebec (Canada)

19

3

45

30

77

58

51

37

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

84

73

80

69

75

63

77

66

Rome (Italy)

54

39

68

46

88

64

73

53

San Jos (Costa Rica)

75

58

79

62

77

62

77

60

San Juan (Puerto Rico)

81

70

83

72

86

76

86

75

Seoul (Korea)

33

17

62

42

84

70

67

47

Singapore

86

73

89

75

87

75

88

74

Stockholm (Sweden)

31

23

45

32

70

55

48

39

Sydney (Australia)

79

65

73

57

62

44

72

55

Taipei (Taiwan)

66

54

77

63

92

76

81

67

Tokyo (Japan)

48

31

64

48

84

71

70

56

Toronto (Canada)

30

17

51

35

79

60

57

42

Vancouver (Canada)

42

32

55

41

71

55

57

44

Vienna (Austria)

34

26

57

41

75

59

55

44

Zurich (Switzerland)

36

26

60

41

77

56

57

43


Air Distances Between World Cities in Statute Miles

Cities

Berlin

Buenos Aires

Cairo

Calcutta

Cape Town

Caracas

Chicago

Berlin

 

7,402

1,795

4,368

5,981

5,247

4,405

Buenos Aires

7,402

 

7,345

10,265

4,269

3,168

5,598

Cairo

1,795

7,345

 

3,539

4,500

6,338

6,129

Calcutta

4,368

10,265

3,539

 

6,024

9,605

7,980

Cape Town, South Africa

5,981

4,269

4,500

6,024

 

6,365

8,494

Caracas, Venezuela

5,247

3,168

6,338

9,605

6,365

 

2,501

Chicago

4,405

5,598

6,129

7,980

8,494

2,501

 

Hong Kong

5,440

11,472

5,061

1,648

7,375

10,167

7,793

Honolulu, Hawaii

7,309

7,561

8,838

7,047

11,534

6,013

4,250

Istanbul

1,078

7,611

768

3,638

5,154

6,048

5,477

Lisbon

1,436

5,956

2,363

5,638

5,325

4,041

3,990

London

579

6,916

2,181

4,947

6,012

4,660

3,950

Los Angeles

5,724

6,170

7,520

8,090

9,992

3,632

1,745

Manila

6,132

11,051

5,704

2,203

7,486

10,620

8,143

Mexico City

6,047

4,592

7,688

9,492

8,517

2,232

1,691

Montreal

3,729

5,615

5,414

7,607

7,931

2,449

744

Moscow

1,004

8,376

1,803

3,321

6,300

6,173

4,974

New York

3,965

5,297

5,602

7,918

7,764

2,132

713

Paris

545

6,870

1,995

4,883

5,807

4,736

4,134

Rio de Janeiro

6,220

1,200

6,146

9,377

3,773

2,810

5,296

Rome

734

6,929

1,320

4,482

5,249

5,196

4,808

San Francisco

5,661

6,467

7,364

7,814

10,247

3,904

1,858

Shanghai, China

5,218

12,201

5,183

2,117

8,061

9,501

7,061

Stockholm

504

7,808

2,111

4,195

6,444

5,420

4,278

Sydney, Australia

10,006

7,330

8,952

5,685

6,843

9,513

9,272

Tokyo

5,540

11,408

5,935

3,194

9,156

8,799

6,299

Warsaw

320

7,662

1,630

4,048

5,958

5,517

4,667

Washington, D.C.

4,169

5,218

5,800

8,084

7,901

2,059

597

 

Cities

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Istanbul

Lisbon

London

Los Angeles

Manila

Berlin

5,440

7,309

1,078

1,436

579

5,724

6,132

Buenos Aires

11,472

7,561

7,611

5,956

6,916

6,170

11,051

Cairo

5,061

8,838

768

2,363

2,181

7,520

5,704

Calcutta

1,648

7,047

3,638

5,638

4,947

8,090

2,203

Cape Town, South Africa

7,375

11,534

5,154

5,325

6,012

9,992

7,486

Caracas, Venezuela

10,167

6,013

6,048

4,041

4,660

3,632

10,620

Chicago

7,793

4,250

5,477

3,990

3,950

1,745

8,143

Hong Kong

 

5,549

4,984

6,853

5,982

7,195

693

Honolulu, Hawaii

5,549

 

8,109

7,820

7,228

2,574

5,299

Istanbul

4,984

8,109

 

2,012

1,552

6,783

5,664

Lisbon

6,853

7,820

2,012

 

985

5,621

7,546

London

5,982

7,228

1,552

985

 

5,382

6,672

Los Angeles, Calif.

7,195

2,574

6,783

5,621

5,382

 

7,261

Manila

693

5,299

5,664

7,546

6,672

7,261

 

Mexico City

8,782

3,779

7,110

5,390

5,550

1,589

8,835

Montreal

7,729

4,910

4,789

3,246

3,282

2,427

8,186

Moscow

4,439

7,037

1,091

2,427

1,555

6,003

5,131

New York

8,054

4,964

4,975

3,364

3,458

2,451

8,498

Paris

5,985

7,438

1,400

904

213

5,588

6,677

Rio de Janeiro

11,021

8,285

6,389

4,796

5,766

6,331

11,259

Rome

5,768

8,022

843

1,161

887

6,732

6,457

San Francisco

6,897

2,393

6,703

5,666

5,357

347

6,967

Shanghai, China

764

4,941

4,962

6,654

5,715

6,438

1,150

Stockholm

5,113

6,862

1,348

1,856

890

5,454

5,797

Sydney, Australia

4,584

4,943

9,294

11,302

10,564

7,530

3,944

Tokyo

1,794

3,853

5,560

6,915

5,940

5,433

1,866

Warsaw

5,144

7,355

863

1,715

899

5,922

5,837

Washington, D.C.

8,147

4,519

5,215

3,562

3,663

2,300

8,562

 

Cities

Mexico City

Montreal

Moscow

New York

Paris

Rio de Janeiro

Rome

Berlin

6,047

3,729

1,004

3,965

545

6,220

734

Buenos Aires

4,592

5,615

8,376

5,297

6,870

1,200

6,929

Cairo

7,688

5,414

1,803

5,602

1,995

6,146

1,320

Calcutta

9,492

7,607

3,321

7,918

4,883

9,377

4,482

Cape Town, South Africa

8,517

7,931

6,300

7,764

5,807

3,773

5,249

Caracas, Venezuela

2,232

2,449

6,173

2,132

4,736

2,810

5,196

Chicago

1,691

744

4,974

713

4,134

5,296

4,808

Hong Kong

8,782

7,729

4,439

8,054

5,985

11,021

5,768

Honolulu

3,779

4,910

7,037

4,964

7,438

8,285

8,022

Istanbul

7,110

4,789

1,091

4,975

1,400

6,389

843

Lisbon

5,390

3,246

2,427

3,364

904

4,796

1,161

London

5,550

3,282

1,555

3,458

213

5,766

887

Los Angeles

1,589

2,427

6,003

2,451

5,588

6,331

6,732

Manila

8,835

8,186

5,131

8,498

6,677

11,259

6,457

Mexico City

 

2,318

6,663

2,094

5,716

4,771

6,366

Montreal

2,318

 

4,386

320

3,422

5,097

4,080

Moscow

6,663

4,386

 

4,665

1,544

7,175

1,474

New York

2,094

320

4,665

 

3,624

4,817

4,281

Paris

5,716

3,422

1,544

3,624

 

5,699

697

Rio de Janeiro

4,771

5,097

7,175

4,817

5,699

 

5,684

Rome

6,366

4,080

1,474

4,281

697

5,684

 

San Francisco

1,887

2,539

5,871

2,571

5,558

6,621

6,240

Shanghai, China

8,022

7,053

4,235

7,371

5,754

11,336

5,677

Stockholm

5,959

3,667

762

3,924

958

6,651

1,234

Sydney, Australia

8,052

9,954

9,012

9,933

10,544

8,306

10,136

Tokyo

7,021

6,383

4,647

6,740

6,034

11,533

6,135

Warsaw

6,365

4,009

715

4,344

849

6,467

817

Washington, D.C.

1,887

488

4,858

205

3,829

4,796

4,434

 

Cities

San Francisco

Shanghai

Stockholm

Sydney

Tokyo

Warsaw

Washington

Berlin

5,661

5,218

504

10,006

5,540

320

4,169

Buenos Aires

6,467

12,201

7,808

7,330

11,408

7,662

5,218

Cairo

7,364

5,183

2,111

8,952

5,935

1,630

5,800

Calcutta

7,814

2,117

4,195

5,685

3,194

4,048

8,084

Cape Town, South Africa

10,247

8,061

6,444

6,843

9,156

5,958

7,901

Caracas, Venezuela

3,904

9,501

5,420

9,513

8,799

5,517

2,059

Chicago

1,858

7,061

4,278

9,272

6,299

4,667

597

Hong Kong

6,897

764

5,113

4,584

1,794

5,144

8,147

Honolulu

2,393

4,941

6,862

4,943

3,853

7,355

4,519

Istanbul

6,703

4,962

1,348

9,294

5,560

863

5,215

Lisbon

5,666

6,654

1,856

11,302

6,915

1,715

3,562

London

5,357

5,715

890

10,564

5,940

899

3,663

Los Angeles

347

6,438

5,454

7,530

5,433

5,922

2,300

Manila

6,967

1,150

5,797

3,944

1,866

5,837

8,562

Mexico City

1,887

8,022

5,959

8,052

7,021

6,365

1,887

Montreal

2,539

7,053

3,667

9,954

6,383

4,009

488

Moscow

5,871

4,235

762

9,012

4,647

715

4,858

New York

2,571

7,371

3,924

9,933

6,740

4,344

205

Paris

5,558

5,754

958

10,544

6,034

849

3,829

Rio de Janeiro

6,621

11,336

6,651

8,306

11,533

6,467

4,796

Rome

6,240

5,677

1,234

10,136

6,135

817

4,434

San Francisco

 

6,140

5,361

7,416

5,135

5,841

2,442

Shanghai, China

6,140

 

4,825

4,899

1,097

4,951

7,448

Stockholm

5,361

4,825

 

9,696

5,051

501

4,123

Sydney, Australia

7,416

4,899

9,696

 

4,866

9,696

9,758

Tokyo

5,135

1,097

5,051

4,866

 

5,249

6,772

Warsaw

5,841

4,951

501

9,696

5,249

 

4,457

Washington,D.C.

2,442

7,448

4,123

9,758

6,772

4,457

 

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Latitude and Longitude of World Cities

(and time corresponding to 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time)

?

Latitude

Longitude

?

City

 

'?

 

'?

Time

Aberdeen, Scotland

57

9 N

2

9 W

5:00 p.m.

Adelaide, Australia

34

55 S

138

36 E

2:30 a.m.1

Algiers, Algeria

36

50 N

3

0 E

6:00 p.m.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

52

22 N

4

53 E

6:00 p.m.

Ankara, Turkey

39

55 N

32

55 E

7:00 p.m.

Asuncin, Paraguay

25

15 S

57

40 W

1:00 p.m.

Athens, Greece

37

58 N

23

43 E

7:00 p.m.

Auckland, New Zealand

36

52 S

174

45 E

5:00 a.m.1

Bangkok, Thailand

13

45 N

100

30 E

midnight

Barcelona, Spain

41

23 N

2

9 E

6:00 p.m.

Beijing, China

39

55 N

116

25 E

1:00 a.m.1

Belm, Brazil

1

28 S

48

29 W

2:00 p.m.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

54

37 N

5

56 W

5:00 p.m.

Belgrade, Yugoslavia

44

52 N

20

32 E

6:00 p.m.

Berlin, Germany

52

30 N

13

25 E

6:00 p.m.

Birmingham, England

52

25 N

1

55 W

5:00 p.m.

Bogot, Colombia

4

32 N

74

15 W

12:00 noon

Bombay, India

19

0 N

72

48 E

10:30 p.m.

Bordeaux, France

44

50 N

0

31 W

6:00 p.m.

Bremen, Germany

53

5 N

8

49 E

6:00 p.m.

Brisbane, Australia

27

29 S

153

8 E

3:00 a.m.1

Bristol, England

51

28 N

2

35 W

5:00 p.m.

Brussels, Belgium

50

52 N

4

22 E

6:00 p.m.

Bucharest, Romania

44

25 N

26

7 E

7:00 p.m.

Budapest, Hungary

47

30 N

19

5 E

6:00 p.m.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

34

35 S

58

22 W

2:00 p.m.

Cairo, Egypt

30

2 N

31

21 E

7:00 p.m.

Calcutta, India

22

34 N

88

24 E

10:30 p.m.

Canton, China

23

7 N

113

15 E

1:00 a.m.1

Cape Town, South Africa

33

55 S

18

22 E

7:00 p.m.

Caracas, Venezuela

10

28 N

67

2 W

1:00 p.m.

Cayenne, French Guiana

4

49 N

52

18 W

2:00 p.m.

Chihuahua, Mexico

28

37 N

106

5 W

10:00 a.m.

Chongqing, China

29

46 N

106

34 E

1:00 a.m.1

Copenhagen, Denmark

55

40 N

12

34 E

6:00 p.m.

Crdoba, Argentina

31

28 S

64

10 W

2:00 p.m.

Dakar, Senegal

14

40 N

17

28 W

5:00 p.m.

Darwin, Australia

12

28 S

130

51 E

2:30 a.m.1

Djibouti, Djibouti

11

30 N

43

3 E

8:00 p.m.

Dublin, Ireland

53

20 N

6

15 W

5:00 p.m.

Durban, South Africa

29

53 S

30

53 E

7:00 p.m.

Edinburgh, Scotland

55

55 N

3

10 W

5:00 p.m.

Frankfurt, Germany

50

7 N

8

41 E

6:00 p.m.

Georgetown, Guyana

6

45 N

58

15 W

1:00 p.m.

Glasgow, Scotland

55

50 N

4

15 W

5:00 p.m.

Guatemala City, Guatemala

14

37 N

90

31 W

11:00 a.m.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

2

10 S

79

56 W

12:00 noon

Hamburg, Germany

53

33 N

10

2 E

6:00 p.m.

Hammerfest, Norway

70

38 N

23

38 E

6:00 p.m.

Havana, Cuba

23

8 N

82

23 W

12:00 noon

Helsinki, Finland

60

10 N

25

0 E

7:00 p.m.

Hobart, Tasmania

42

52 S

147

19 E

3:00 a.m.1

Hong Kong, China

22

20 N

114

11 E

1:00 a.m.1

Iquique, Chile

20

10 S

70

7 W

1:00 p.m.

Irkutsk, Russia

52

30 N

104

20 E

1:00 a.m.

Jakarta, Indonesia

6

16 S

106

48 E

midnight

Johannesburg, South Africa

26

12 S

28

4 E

7:00 p.m.

Kingston, Jamaica

17

59 N

76

49 W

12:00 noon

Kinshasa, Congo

4

18 S

15

17 E

6:00 p.m.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3

8 N

101

42 E

1:00 a.m.1

La Paz, Bolivia

16

27 S

68

22 W

1:00 p.m.

Leeds, England

53

45 N

1

30 W

5:00 p.m.

Lima, Peru

12

0 S

77

2 W

12:00 noon

Lisbon, Portugal

38

44 N

9

9 W

5:00 p.m.

Liverpool, England

53

25 N

3

0 W

5:00 p.m.

London, England

51

32 N

0

5 W

5:00 p.m.

Lyons, France

45

45 N

4

50 E

6:00 p.m.

Madrid, Spain

40

26 N

3

42 W

6:00 p.m.

Manchester, England

53

30 N

2

15 W

5:00 p.m.

Manila, Philippines

14

35 N

120

57 E

1:00 a.m.1

Marseilles, France

43

20 N

5

20 E

6:00 p.m.

Mazatln, Mexico

23

12 N

106

25 W

10:00 a.m.

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

21

29 N

39

45 E

8:00 p.m.

Melbourne, Australia

37

47 S

144

58 E

3:00 a.m.1

Mexico City, Mexico

19

26 N

99

7 W

11:00 a.m.

Milan, Italy

45

27 N

9

10 E

6:00 p.m.

Montevideo, Uruguay

34

53 S

56

10 W

2:00 p.m.

Moscow, Russia

55

45 N

37

36 E

8:00 p.m.

Munich, Germany

48

8 N

11

35 E

6:00 p.m.

Nagasaki, Japan

32

48 N

129

57 E

2:00 a.m.1

Nagoya, Japan

35

7 N

136

56 E

2:00 a.m.1

Nairobi, Kenya

1

25 S

36

55 E

8:00 p.m.

Nanjing (Nanking), China

32

3 N

118

53 E

1:00 a.m.1

Naples, Italy

40

50 N

14

15 E

6:00 p.m.

New Delhi, India

28

35 N

77

12 E

10:30 p.m.

Newcastle-on-Tyne, England

54

58 N

1

37 W

5:00 p.m.

Odessa, Ukraine

46

27 N

30

48 E

7:00 p.m.

Osaka, Japan

34

32 N

135

30 E

2:00 a.m.1

Oslo, Norway

59

57 N

10

42 E

6:00 p.m.

Panama City, Panama

8

58 N

79

32 W

12:00 noon

Paramaribo, Suriname

5

45 N

55

15 W

2:00 p.m.

Paris, France

48

48 N

2

20 E

6:00 p.m.

Perth, Australia

31

57 S

115

52 E

1:00 a.m.1

Plymouth, England

50

25 N

4

5 W

5:00 p.m.

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

9

25 S

147

8 E

3:00 a.m.1

Prague, Czech Republic

50

5 N

14

26 E

6:00 p.m.

Rangoon, Myanmar

16

50 N

96

0 E

11:30 p.m.

Reykjavk, Iceland

64

4 N

21

58 W

5:00 p.m.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

22

57 S

43

12 W

2:00 p.m.

Rome, Italy

41

54 N

12

27 E

6:00 p.m.

Salvador, Brazil

12

56 S

38

27 W

2:00 p.m.

Santiago, Chile

33

28 S

70

45 W

1:00 p.m.

St. Petersburg, Russia

59

56 N

30

18 E

8:00 p.m.

So Paulo, Brazil

23

31 S

46

31 W

2:00 p.m.

Shanghai, China

31

10 N

121

28 E

1:00 a.m.1

Singapore, Singapore

1

14 N

103

55 E

1:00 a.m.1

Sofia, Bulgaria

42

40 N

23

20 E

7:00 p.m.

Stockholm, Sweden

59

17 N

18

3 E

6:00 p.m.

Sydney, Australia

34

0 S

151

0 E

3:00 a.m.1

Tananarive, Madagascar

18

50 S

47

33 E

8:00 p.m.

Teheran, Iran

35

45 N

51

45 E

8:30 p.m.

Tokyo, Japan

35

40 N

139

45 E

2:00 a.m.1

Tripoli, Libya

32

57 N

13

12 E

7:00 p.m.

Venice, Italy

45

26 N

12

20 E

6:00 p.m.

Veracruz, Mexico

19

10 N

96

10 W

11:00 a.m.

Vienna, Austria

48

14 N

16

20 E

6:00 p.m.

Vladivostok, Russia

43

10 N

132

0 E

3:00 a.m.1

Warsaw, Poland

52

14 N

21

0 E

6:00 p.m.

Wellington, New Zealand

41

17 S

174

47 E

5:00 a.m.1

Zrich, Switzerland

47

21 N

8

31 E

6:00 p.m.

Most Populous Cities of the World: 2004

Rank

City1

Population

1.

Shanghai, China

13,278,500

2.

Mumbai (Bombay), India

12,622,500

3.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

11,928,400

4.

Moscow, Russia

11,273,400

5.

Karachi, Pakistan

10,889,100

6.

Delhi, India

10,400,900

7.

Manila, Philippines

10,330,100

8.

So Paulo, Brazil

10,260,100

9.

Seoul, South Korea

10,165,400

10.

Istanbul, Turkey

9,631,700

11.

Jakarta, Indonesia

8,987,800

12.

Mexico City, Mexico

8,705,100

13.

Lagos, Nigeria

8,682,200

14.

Lima, Peru

8,380,600

15.

Tokyo, Japan

8,294,200

16.

New York City, U.S.

8,091,700

17.

Cairo, Egypt

7,609,700

18.

London, UK

7,593,300

19.

Teheran, Iran

7,317,200

20.

Beijing, China

7,209,900