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Countries you can see from Canada

Name the first country you hit when drawing a line from Canada on a globe in any direction. Note that straight lines on a Mercator projection are not straight on a 3d globe.
Including overseas territories
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Last updated: September 13, 2020
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Continent
Answer
North America
Antigua and Barbuda
Oceania
Australia
North America
Barbados
North America
Bahamas
South America
Brazil
Africa
Cape Verde
Asia
China
North America
Cuba
Europe
Denmark
North America
Dominican Republic
Oceania
F.S. Micronesia
Oceania
Fiji
Europe
France
Africa
Gambia
Africa
Guinea
Africa
Guinea-Bissau
South America
Guyana
North America
Haiti
Europe
Iceland
Asia
Indonesia
Europe
Ireland
Africa
Ivory Coast
Asia
Japan
Oceania
Kiribati
Africa
Liberia
Oceania
Marshall Islands
Africa
Mauritania
Africa
Morocco
Africa
Mozambique
Continent
Answer
Africa
Namibia
Oceania
Nauru
North America
Netherlands
Oceania
New Zealand
Europe
Norway
Oceania
Palau
North America
Panama
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
Asia
Philippines
Europe
Portugal
Europe
Russia
Oceania
Samoa
Africa
Senegal
Africa
Sierra Leone
Oceania
Solomon Islands
Africa
South Africa
Europe
Spain
North America
St. Lucia
North America
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
South America
Suriname
Europe
Sweden
Oceania
Tonga
North America
Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania
Tuvalu
Europe
Uk
North America
Usa
Oceania
Vanuatu
South America
Venezuela
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Level 67
Sep 13, 2020
How can Sweden, Mozambique and Ivory Coast be possible?

What is hiding Cape Verde? And what about Angola, Iceland, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu?

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Level 48
Sep 13, 2020
Great question:

Solomon Islands, Iceland, Tuvalu, and Cape Verde will be added soon, thanks for that feedback.

Mozambique and Ivory Coast are actually possible because a straight line on a 3D globe from the west side of Canada can Curve under Australia and back up to Africa. It seems crazy but it is possible. That’s why Angola cannot be reached. As for Sweden, a straight line from the east side of Canada curves over the British isles and just makes it under Norway.

Thanks for your comment and if you have any other questions feel free to ask :)