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-- Most of Russia lies to the north of the United States
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-- Moscow at 55¡ 45Õis same latitude as Edinburgh, Scotland and north of
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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¥- St. Petersburg at 59¡ 55Õ, basically has 60th parallel running right
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¥- Would be located just south of Anchorage, Alaska (61¡ N)
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¥- In Canada, this is southern boundary of Northern Territories, and
only 90,000 people live north of this latitude while in Russia, there are
dozens of cities of this size north of 60¡
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¥- Washington, DC is 38¡ 54Õ about same as Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan which is
southernmost capital in FSU
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¥- ÒNorthernessÓ in former Soviet Union, now Russia, has had a great
influence on its history and economy
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