Westernmost Capital Cities

Name the most westerly national capital cities.
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° W
capital
175.20
Nuku'alofa
171.77
Apia
99.13
Mexico City
90.52
Guatemala City
89.19
San Salvador
88.77
Belmopan
87.22
Tegucigalpa
° W
capital
86.25
Managua
84.08
San Jose
82.37
Havana
79.52
Panama City
78.52
Quito
77.35
Nassau
77.05
Lima
° W
capital
77.04
Washington
76.79
Kingston
75.70
Ottawa
74.08
Bogotá
72.34
Port-au-Prince
70.67
Santiago
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Level 67
May 27, 2014
Ironicly, the first 2 were the least guessed Capitals.
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Level 41
Nov 2, 2014
It's because they are in the Oceania, so people think that they are on east..

Jesi ti Srbin?

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Level 84
Jul 3, 2014
Ehhh... Isn't Santiago de Chile (at 70.67° W) westernmore than Santo Domingo?
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Level 76
Jul 3, 2014
It sure is, nice spotting! Quiz now updated.
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Level 57
Feb 9, 2015
Nuku alofa is west of the Int. Date Line.
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Level 76
Feb 9, 2015
It is. The International Date Line bends away from the 180 degree parallel at this point, so although its time zone is "one day ahead" its longitude is still west of Greenwich.
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Level 72
Apr 16, 2016
Could you accept DC please?
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Level 76
Apr 16, 2016
We want the city, not the district in which it resides. This is a trickier one than several examples like this (eg Mexico City and DF) because people say Washington or DC interchangeably, almost using DC as a nickname for the city of Washington, and also to distinguish it from the namesake state.
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Level 60
Sep 6, 2021
Can you change the displayed answer to 'Washington D.C.' instead of just 'Washington'?
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Level 61
Mar 2, 2022
I put DC and it didn't accept it, so I assumed it wasn't correct...