Cities closest to continents

Name the major cities on each continent which are the smallest distance away from the mainland of another continent. "Major" here means cities with urban agglomeration population over 1 million.

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		Distance	City
African city closest to...	...mainland Asia	110 km	Cairo
	...mainland Australia	6,800 km	Antananarivo
	...mainland Europe	30 km	Tangier
	...mainland North America	4,600 km	Casablanca
	...mainland South America	2,900 km	Freetown
Asian city closest to...	...mainland Africa	190 km	Jeddah
	...mainland Australia	1200 km	Denpasar
	...mainland Europe	0 km	Istanbul
	...mainland Europe	0 km	Yekaterinburg
	...mainland North America	6,100 km	Istanbul
	...mainland South America	8,100 km	Izmir
European city closest to...	...mainland Africa	120 km	Málaga
	...mainland Asia	0 km	Istanbul
	...mainland Asia	0 km	Yekaterinburg
	...mainland Australia	10,100 km	Ufa
	...mainland North America	3,300 km	Dublin
	...mainland South America	5,600 km	Lisbon
North American city closest to...	...mainland Africa	5,400 km	Boston
	...mainland Asia	3,200 km	Vancouver
	...mainland Australia	11,200 km	San Francisco
	...mainland Europe	4,900 km	Boston
	...mainland South America	230 km	Panama City
Oceanian city closest to...	...mainland Africa	8,200 km	Perth
	...mainland Asia	3,900 km	Perth
	...mainland Europe	9,700 km	Honolulu
	...mainland North America	3,800 km	Honolulu
	...mainland South America	8,700 km	Honolulu
South American city closest to...	...mainland Africa	2,900 km	Natal
	...mainland Asia	9,100 km	Barranquilla
	...mainland Australia	10,600 km	Concepción
	...mainland Europe	5,500 km	Fortaleza
	...mainland North America	260 km	Medellín

Level 76

Jun 13, 2018

great quiz, but I think it needs a lot more time, because you have to switch between visualising different areas of the globe

Level 82

Jun 14, 2018

Thanks! Added some more time.

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