20 North-American cities furthest from a bigger, with a map.

Name the 20 North-American cities, with a population over 10,000, that are furthest from a bigger North-American city. Distance to nearest bigger city, and population, are given as hint. Nearest bigger city, that is not a remaining answer, is shown.
Urban area populations from citypopulation.de, March 2026.
Distances from timeanddate.com.
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Km
Pop
City
Nearest bigger
-
25.6 M
Mexico City
-
3358
22.6 M
New York City
Mexico City
2491
17.4 M
Los Angeles
Mexico City
2132
249 k
Anchorage
Vancouver
1779
19.9 k
Nuuk
Sept-Îles
1486
6.70 M
Miami
Washington
1331
3.95 M
Santo Domingo
Miami
1295
8.10 M
Dallas
Chicago
1147
9.80 M
Chicago
New York City
1093
4.62 M
Seattle
San Francisco
Km
Pop
City
Nearest bigger
952
3.40 M
Guatemala City
Puebla
943
3.95 M
Denver
Phoenix
899
185 k
St John's
Halifax
873
24.7 k
Juneau
Prince George
872
6.25 M
Atlanta
Washington
872
2.47 M
San José
Guatemala City
710
1.42 M
Merida
Guatemala City
700
136 k
Willemstad
La Romana
676
1.74 M
Calgary
Vancouver
664
6.30 M
Monterrey
Houston
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4 Comments
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Level 66
Jun 18, 2023
How did Juneau end up in Canada?

Interesting quiz.

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Level 70
Jun 18, 2023
Juneau is in Alaska, not in Canada.
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Level 82
Mar 21, 2026
How did Willemstad end up in North America?
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Level 70
Mar 22, 2026
According to Wikipedia, all Caribbean islands are usually considered to be North-American, but of course, it can be disputed.