Biggest North-American cities in each cardinal direction, with a map

Name all North-American cities, with a population over 10,000, without any bigger further north, south, east or west. Population is given.
Urban area populations from citypopulation.de, March 2025.
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Northernmost
Pop
City
25.4 M
Mexico City
21.8 M
New York
9.60 M
Chicago
7.85 M
Toronto
4.50 M
Montreal
4.47 M
Seattle
3.17 M
Vancouver
1.51 M
Calgary
1.46 M
Edmonton
249 k
Anchorage
71.3 k
Fairbanks
Southernmost
Pop
City
25.4 M
Mexico City
4.30 M
Puebla
3.90 M
Santo Domingo
3.37 M
Guatemala City
2.45 M
San Jose
1.43 M
Panama City
205 k
La Chorrera
103 k
David
57.4 k
Chitré
10.0 k
Las Tablas
Easternmost
Pop
City
25.4 M
Mexico City
21.8 M
New York
7.70 M
Boston
3.90 M
Santo Domingo
1.91 M
San Juan
348 k
Halifax
252 k
Pointe-à-Pitre
185 k
St. John's
19.9 k
Nuuk
Westernmost
Pop
City
25.4 M
Mexico City
17.1 M
Los Angeles
7.50 M
San Francisco
3.17 M
Vancouver
363 k
Victoria
249 k
Anchorage
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6 Comments
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Level 68
Jan 28, 2022
It is "La Chorrera", not "La Choerra"
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Level 70
Jan 28, 2022
Thanks! Fixed now.
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Level 65
Jan 28, 2022
Which city (or town/village) is in the easternmost part of the Caribbean?
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Level 70
Jan 29, 2022
Pointe-à-Pitre on Guadeloupe.
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Level 82
Mar 22, 2025
Great quiz. I'm European and pleased to score 100% in three cardinal directions; The southernmost ones stumped me.
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Level 70
Mar 22, 2025
Thanks! That's great.