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Is Yakutsk Russia or Anchorage Alaska closer to the ocean

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-- The latitude at the northern end of the main runway at
Yakutsk Airport is 62.106° N. That point is roughly 460 miles
from the closest point on the seacoast.

-- The latitude at the northern end of the main runway at
Anchorage International Airport is 61.199° N. That point is
roughly 0.32 mile from the closest point on the seacoast.

Using these points of comparison, Yakutsk is 0.907° of latitude (62.7 miles)
more northerly than Anchorage, and Anchorage is roughly 460 miles closer
to the ocean than Yakutsk is.


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