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Furthest major cities in each cardinal direction by continent

Name the cities in each continent, with a population over 1 million, that is furthest north, south, east or west. Latitude or longitude, and population, are given.
Population from citypopulation.de, April 2024.
Latitude/longitude from Wikipedia.
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Africa
Northernmost
36°48'N
2.70 M
Tunis
Westernmost
17°26'W
3.92 M
Dakar
Easternmost
47°31'E
3.05 M
Antananarivo
Southernmost
33°57'S
1.19 M
Port Elizabeth
 
 
 
 
Asia
Northernmost
56°50'N
1.86 M
Yekaterinburg
Westernmost
27°14'E
3.00 M
İzmir
Easternmost
141°21'E
2.50 M
Sapporo
Southernmost
8°39'S
1.19 M
Denpasar
 
 
 
 
Europe
Northernmost
60°10'N
1.53 M
Helsinki
Westernmost
9°09'W
2.50 M
Lisbon
Easternmost
56°19'E
1.09 M
Perm
Southernmost
36°43'N
1.09 M
Málaga
North-America
Northernmost
53°32'N
1.43 M
Edmonton
Westernmost
123°06'W
3.07 M
Vancouver
Easternmost
66°03'W
1.91 M
San Juan
Southernmost
8°59'N
1.41 M
Panama City
 
 
 
 
Oceania
Northernmost
27°28'S
3.35 M
Brisbane
Westernmost
115°51'E
2.25 M
Perth
Easternmost
174°44'E
1.48 M
Auckland
Southernmost
37°48'S
5.00 M
Melbourne
 
 
 
 
South-America
Northernmost
10°59'N
2.32 M
Barranquilla
Westernmost
79°53'W
3.30 M
Guayaquil
Easternmost
34°52'W
1.19 M
João Pessoa
Southernmost
34°53'S
1.89 M
Montevideo
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Level 65
Apr 17, 2024
Good one! I think it needs half a minute more.
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Level 67
Apr 17, 2024
Thanks. Added one minute.