Countries With Only Southern Neighbours (by Northernmost point)

Name the countries with a northernmost point further North than all its bordering countries' Northernmost Points.
In other words, which countries only border countries whose northernmost point is further South? You are shown number of borders and latitude of Northernmost Point as a hint.
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Country names are the ones from the JetPunk 'Countries of the World' quiz
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Northernmost point
COUNTRY
1
83°06'N
Canada
1
57°45'N
Denmark
1
20°04'N
Haiti
14
81°51'N
Russia
2
37°21'N
Tunisia
2
60°51'N
United Kingdom
3
15º40'N
Venezuela
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17 Comments
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Level 94
May 12, 2015
That took some fun visualization. You might want to change the label on the 'highest point' column to 'northernmost point'.
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Level 80
May 12, 2015
Fixed, thanks!
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Level 76
May 12, 2015
I'm confused! Are you wanting countries which only border countries whose northernmost points are all further south than the original country's northernmost point?
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Level 80
May 12, 2015
Exactly! Kind of easier to visualize than write down, but maybe you can suggest me a better title/instructions?
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Level 76
May 12, 2015
Shorter try: Countries With Only Southern Neighbours? Then clarify that in the instructions?
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Level 80
May 12, 2015
OK I've changed the title to your suggestion, thanks - I added "by northernmost point" as I might make a similar quiz where you consider the southernmost point instead!
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Level 76
May 12, 2015
Cool - you may want to tidy up the text of the instructions now! By the way, I'll delete my messages about all this in the next couple of days :)
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Level 65
Jun 15, 2019
4 years later-

You going to delete them yet?

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Level 74
Jul 12, 2024
It has been 9 years now, you should delete them soon
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Level 76
May 12, 2015
PS - 2 borders for the UK? I think it only borders Ireland?
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Level 80
May 12, 2015
In my set of data there is also the UK-Spain at Gibraltar, which I guess may not be correct but is in my 'database'. Title suggestion - isn't the one you suggested too long? Thanks
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Level 56
May 12, 2015
Honduras borders Guatemala which has land further north than Honduras' northernmost point.
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Level 80
May 12, 2015
I thought the same but at least according to Wikipedia, Honduras makes it further north thanks to some island - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_northernmost_point
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Level 70
May 13, 2015
The wiki page is wrong. The northern parallel border between Guatemala and Mexico is on 17°49’N, which is further north than Swan Islands of Honduras.
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Level 80
May 13, 2015
Thanks for spotting that! I've edited both the quiz and the wikipedia page
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Level 36
Feb 26, 2018
What about Colombia?
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Level 25
Apr 2, 2020
The Venezuelan island Isla de Aves is further north.

Even if you were only counting the mainland Colombia could never qualify because of its border with Panama.