1. Toronto
2. Quebec

On a map, it would seem that Canada is significantly further north than the United States but, in fact, many of the states in America are more north than the Canadian cities. In Canada, however, you will find Quebec is more north than Toronto.

1. Rome
2. Florence

Because Italy is a small country, it would only take you a few hours to travel between Rome and Florence by car or by train. If you're looking for the more northern location in the country, you'll want to get off in Florence.

1. Cairo
2. Alexandria

Cairo may be known as the country's capital and a location for incredible art, history, and tourism but Alexandria, with its own epic history, still stands tall as the more northern city in the country — as its lighthouse stood tall in early civilization.

1. Glasgow
2. Edinburgh

Scotland is a small country, and Glasgow and the country's capital city of Edinburgh are located less than an hour's drive from each other, but Glasgow is slightly further north of the two.

1. Portugal
2. Greece

Portugal and Greece are both located in Europe, but Greece, and its capital city of Athens, are significantly further south, making Portugal's capital, Lisbon, more northernly located.

1. Perth
2. Brisbane

Perth and Brisbane are located on opposite sides of the country and continent of Australia. While they're on similar latitudes, Brisbane is still located father north than the city of Perth.

1. Oslo
2. Stockholm

While the capital cities of the Scandinavian countries are all nearly all at the same latitude, including Helsinki in Finland, Oslo, Norway is just slightly more north than Stockholm, Sweden.

1. Kuala Lumpur
2. Singapore

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of the country of Malaysia. The country of Singapore is officially recognized as autonomous, with the capital city of Singapore, but it is further south than Kuala Lumpur.

1. Lima, Peru
2. La Paz, Bolivia

Lima, Peru and La Paz, Bolivia share the distinctions of being their respective country's capital cities, but if you're looking for the location that is further north, then you'll want to be in Lima.

1. Vienna, Austria
2. Budapest, Hungary

While Austria and Hungary are bordering nations that share many latitudinal points, their capital cities of Vienna and Budapest are slightly separated on the map, with Vienna standing out as further north.

1. Libya
2. Algeria

Libya and Algeria may share a border with each other and each with Tunisia, but a quick glance at the map shows that Algeria's capital city of Algiers is further north than Libya's Tripoli.

1. Belgium
2. The Netherlands

The capital city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, may be known for its many historic museums, unique nightlife, and the many bikes that ride its bucolic city streets, but it's also further north than the Belgian capital of Brussels.

1. Tokyo
2. Yokohama

The Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama are located relatively close to one another, but it is the capital city of Tokyo that is located in the more northern position of the two cities.

1. Eiffel Tower
2. Palace of Versailles

While the trip from Paris, France, where the Eiffel Tower is located, to Versailles, where the Palace of Versailles is located, is less than an hour, Paris is still slightly further north than the palace.

1. Nairobi, Kenya
2. Kampala, Uganda

Kenya and Uganda are neighboring nations in Africa and both sit on Lake Victoria, along with the county of Tanzania. However, the Ugandan capital of Kampala is further north than the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

1. Sydney
2. Melbourne

Australia is a large country and it would take you nearly a day to travel from Sydney to Melbourne, located in Victoria and New South Wales, respectively. Sydney is further north, however.

1. San Salvador
2. San Jose

If you were to visit Central America, you would find that the capital city of San Salvador, located in El Salvador, is significantly further north than the capital city of San Jose in Costa Rica.

1. Ankara
2. Istanbul

Ankara is the capital city of the county of Turkey and Istanbul is both the most populated and one of the most important economic and commercial locations in the country. Of these two important cities, Istanbul is further north.

1. Astana
2. Ulaanbaatar

Kazakhstan and Mongolia have touching borderlines and share several of the same bordering countries. Of their two capital cities, Astana and Ulaanbaatar, Astana is located further to the north.

1. Baghdad
2. Tehran

Baghdad and Tehran are both capital cities in the Middle East, belonging to Iraq and Iran, respectively. Though the countries share a border and the capitals are relatively close, Tehran is located further north.

1. Ankara, Turkey
2. Palermo, Italy

Palermo is located on the coast of Sicily, which is already one of the most southern locations in Italy. While Ankara is not the most northern city in the country of Turkey, it's more north than Palermo, Italy.

1. Cagliari
2. Olbia

Sardinia is a small island of less than 10,000 square miles, and home to just over 1.6 million people. You'll find the city of Cagliari at the southernmost point and Olbia at the northernmost.

1. Surat
2. Mumbai

Surat and Mumbai are both located along India's coast and are relatively close to each other when one takes India's size in to account. Still, the city of Surat is further north than Mumbai.

1. Rabat, Morocco
2. Nicosia, Cyprus

While it seems strange that a country in Africa can be further north than a country in Europe, it's certainly possible. Rabat, Morocco is located nearly at the most northern tip of the country, higher than the country of Cyprus.

1. Warsaw
2. Kiev

When visiting Eastern Europe, you'll find that Poland's capital city of Warsaw is slightly more north than Ukraine's capital city of Kiev. It will take you about 10 hours by car to go from one to the other.

1. Ho Chi Minh City
2. Hanoi

Vietnam is about 1/30 the size of the United States, so even though the capital city of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are located near the northern and southern tips, it would only take a little more than a day to drive between them. Hanoi is north.

1. Auckland
2. Wellington

Both Auckland and New Zealand's capital city of Wellington are located on the country's North Island, but with Wellington at the southernmost part of the island, Auckland is further north.

1. Moscow
2. St. Peterburg

St. Petersburg and Moscow are two of Russia's most famous cities to visit, but although Moscow is the country's capital city, St. Petersburg is the city located further to the north.

1. Paramaribo, Suriname
2. Cayenne, French Guiana

Suriname and French Guiana share a border and are two of the most northerly located countries in South America. The capital city of Paramaribo, in Suriname, is slightly more north than French Guiana's Cayenne, however.

1. Paramaribo, Suriname
2. Georgetown, Guyana

While Paramaribo, Suriname is further north than Cayenne, the capital city of its neighbor French Guiana, it is not as far north as the capital city of Georgetown, located in the country of Guyana on the other side.

1. Milan, Italy
2. Bern, Switzerland

Switzerland might be a much smaller country than Italy, with a population of less than 10 million people, but its de facto capital city of Bern is also further north than the Italian city of Milan.

1. Zambia
2. Zimbabwe

Zambia and Zimbabwe share a border and their capital cities are relatively close, but Zambia's capital city of Lusaka is located farther north than Zimbabwe's capital city of Harare.

1. Beijing, China
2. New Delhi, India

Beijing, China and New Delhi, India are their respective country's capital cities, but Asia is a very large continent and they are located a great distance from one another, with Beijing being significantly further north.

1. Brighton
2. London

England is a small country with a population of less than 60 million people. The capital city of London is located further north than Brighton, but the drive is less than two hours.

1. Rotterdam
2. Antwerp

To visit Rotterdam, you'd need to go to the Netherlands, whereas Antwerp is located near to the border in the country of Belgium. The Netherlands is more north than Belgium, making Rotterdam more north than Antwerp.

1. Marseille
2. Bordeaux

As the names might indicate, Marseille and Bordeaux are located in the country of France, both more toward the south and on opposite sides of the country. Bordeaux is significantly further to the north, however.

1. Berlin
2. Luxembourg

Luxembourg is one of Germany's neighboring countries to the south. The capital city of Luxembourg is therefore more southern than Germany's capital city of Berlin, located in the north of the country.

1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thailand and Cambodia share borders, but Cambodia is located further to the south. That means Thailand's capital city of Bangkok is more north than Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh.

1. Brasilia
2. Asuncion

Brasilia is the capital city of Brazil, placing it further up north than Asuncion, the capital city of Paraguay. Although Brazil and Paraguay share borders, Brazil's capital is more north in the country.

1. Cape Town
2. Johannesburg

Cape Town is located nearly at the most southern tip of South Africa and, indeed, nearly the most southern tip of the African continent. Johannesburg is located much further north in the country.