Westernmost Countries

Similar to your other quiz I'm wondering why you didn't include France due Tahiti or French Polynesia.

French Polynesia isn't an "overseas territory" any more than Alaska.

French Polynesia is considered an “overseas collectivity” by the French government while Alaska is physically part of the U.S. like Northern Ireland is part of the U.K.

Why aren't the Chatham Islands considered Overseas Territories of New Zealand?

Because it's a direct part of the country of New Zealand and operates as a territorial authority.

Colombia has Malpelo Island which is roughly south of the Costa Rica - Panama border.

It feels a bit odd that inhabitated rocks in the sea are considered to be essential parts of a country but oversea territories such as Tahiti do not count. Just said.

I think you meant uninhabitated

The galapagos are part of Ecuador, which reach out as west as Guatemala. Peru, while similar to Ecuador on the mainland continent, does not have something like the galapagos.

Edit for French2010's comment: That, I do not know. I don't know about Columbia, my comment was directed to rohfi.

Easter Island is a 'province' of Chile and the Galapagos are a 'province' of Ecuador, which both equate to something like a 'county' in the USA I think? A subdivision of a region or state. French Polynesia isn't administratively part of the départements of France in that sort of way.

While I'm not sure about Easter Island, the Galapagos are a first-level subdivision in Ecuador. So more like a state.

That's true, Baxtergrad: Galápagos is a proper province in its own right (so like a US state), and Easter Island is province that pertains to the Valparaíso Region of Chile (so maybe like a US county).

It's annoying that words like province, region, state, department etc are so inconsistently applied around the world...!

New zealand has land that far west (far east..) really? I wasnt aware of that.

Now have this image of them peeping around the corner (of the map) haha ( and now of a cat trying to look behind a mirror.. :D I know, my mind works in mysterious ways ;) )

Honduras stretches slightly further west than the western border of Belize. I think the order needs to be switched

If you don't include anything overseas, then you shouldn't include Easter Islands and the Galapagos. Be consistent, please.

For some reason, it only includes overseas territories of European countries in the description.

*Excludes.

The Galapagos Islands are not overseas territories, but an overseas province. In essence, Galapagos is like Hawaii and Tahiti for example is like Puerto Rico. I hope you know the difference.

Peru?

I am pondering the validity of this quiz. Among South American countries, Ecuador and Peru must be the two westernmost...

And Easter Island in Chile.

OH MY GOD! It took me 2 minutes to realize which direction 'west' is

"Not including overseas territories and departments of European countries"

And why not ? :(

Quizzes always exclude them (cuz people think it's hard)

guess New Zealand is because of Guam?

chatham islands. guam is a US territory, silly

The tripoint with Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador which is the westernmost point of Honduras is at -89.35 not -88.7. It should go before Belize.

why aren't we talking about how they didn't include tuvalu which is in between fiji and tonga

Tuvalu is entirely on the western side of 180 degrees longitude (at approx. 176 degrees longitude). Fiji has some land on either side, which is why it is included in the quiz, but Tuvalu is not.

i cant believe i forgot about new zealand

So as I understand it, the question is: "Think of all the landmass to the east of the anti-meridian 180°. Name the 20 countries which lay on that land, from closest, to furthest"

*Finishes quiz*

*Misses Cuba*

*Interesting Facts #426: Cuba is further west than Peru.*

Ironic

I dont think Russia crosses the date line?

But the180 degree meridian crosses Russia. I had the same thought as you at first, because the IDL does not cross it. Then I read the quiz description again. The IDL isn't relevant.

is Easter Island included"