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by jonny_eh 1102 days ago
Did you know that Canada has land farther south than parts of California?
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I was skeptical, but it turns out you're right! According to Wikipedia, the Northernmost point in California is 42 degrees north, and the Southernmost point in Canada is Middle Island, which is 41.7 degrees north [1], or about 0.3 degrees farther south of the Northernmost point in California.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_Cana...

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_U.S....

I'm guessing Windsor (42.3149° N), but CA's northern latitude is almost 42° N exactly, so it turns out to be Middle Island instead (41.40° N).