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Country Between Two Cities

I give you two cities. If you were to draw the shortest line between the two, what country (other than the ones in which the cities are located) would you pass through.
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Last updated: August 22, 2017
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First submittedAugust 22, 2017
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City 1
Country
City 2
London
Ireland
Miami
Moscow
Mongolia
Beijing
Havana
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Los Angeles
Mexico
Guayaquil
Osaka
South Korea
Chengdu
Vancouver
United States
Tokyo
Vienna
Germany
Zurich
Cape Town
Argentina
Santiago
Nuuk
Iceland
Oslo
Mumbai
Oman
Mecca
Hanoi
China
Taipei
Perth
Indonesia
Manila
City 1
Country
City 2
Istanbul
Armenia
Baku
Munich
Czech Republic
Katowice
São Paulo
Spain
Lyon
Athens
Albania
Milan
St Petersburg
Estonia
Riga
Barcelona
Italy
Cairo
Dar es Salaam
Kenya
Addis Ababa
New Orleans
Cuba
Medellín
San Salvador
Guatemala
Tijuana
Durban
Madagascar
Colombo
Fes
Algeria
Timbuktu
Buenos Aires
Chile
Melbourne
6 Comments
Philippelebel
+1
Level 58
Mar 19, 2024
Great idea!

In the instructions, please specify which projection you're using (Mercator I assume?). Also, the shortest route used by airplanes is not a straight line on a map, so specify loxodromy, not orthodoxy.

Hobgoblin
+6
Level 43
May 24, 2024
The shortest line between the two doesn't depend on the projection. Imho, the description is clear enough
D31415
+3
Level 71
May 30, 2024
I assumed you were using great circles, so thinking of the globe not a projection. Excellent quiz!!
samiam1955
+1
Level 68
May 30, 2024
If you're talking about a *straight line* on a map, as opposed to the actual *shortest path*, the line depends on the projection. The right way to calculate the shortest path is by a great circle, which is not generally a straight line on any projection. So I agree with the commenters who recommend specifying the shortest route, which is a great circle, and which is independent of any two-dimensional map projection.
Quizzy69
+1
Level 71
May 30, 2024
Nice idea, good mix of easier and not so easy.
samiam1955
+1
Level 68
May 30, 2024
Excellent quiz!
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