What is the first country due east of Sydney (Australia) on the same latitude as Sydney?
The centre of Sydney lies at 33 degrees 51 minutes south of the equator. The northern tip of New Zealand lies 34 degrees 38 minutes south. If a line is drawn due east from Sydney it would pass 90 km to the north of North Cape in New Zealand.
Tonga and Peru are both north of Sydney by latitude. 21 degrees and 18 degrees respectively.
Heading east, the 33 degree 51 minute line would make its first landfall near Navidad in Chile which is just south of Santiago.
There is a small cluster of islands called the Three Kings islands north of North Cape. They are owned by New Zealand but are not inhabited. These lie 34 degrees 13 minutes south so are still over 50 km south of central Sydney.
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Leapy Lee
Albeck1994, actually they aren’t
Louella Wilson
I tried to picture a map in my head, and not reach for the atlas which is in arms length. Without options, I would have said the northern part of New Zealand, but Chile made me rethink. Good question!
Ken Putnam
Darlene Davidson,
Cut and paste from the explanation
" it would pass 90 km to the north of North Cape in New Zealand."
Albeck1994
James Krempen, they might be but not in relation to Sydney
Joe Mangan
Darlene Davidson, I think you are standing on your head while making that calculation. 34'38" is further south than 33'51".