Five Countries with Greatest Longitude Change by Continent, with a Map

For each country measure the difference in longitude between westernmost and easternmost points. In each continent which 5 countries have the greatest value?
Idea from series of quizzes like Five Biggest Countries by Continent by Quizzer6794
Extreme points data from Wikipedia - these include territories outside the 'home' continent
Quiz by
scambigol
Rate:
Last updated: October 23, 2016
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedOctober 23, 2016
Times taken433
Average score80.0%
Report this quizReport
3:00
Enter country here
0
 / 30 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
 
Africa
Algeria
DRC
Sudan
South Africa
Mali
Europe
United Kingdom
Russia
France
Denmark
Netherlands
Oceania
Australia
Kiribati
FS Micronesia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Asia
China
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Japan
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Bahamas
South America
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Ecuador
Colombia
Save Your Stats
Your Next Quiz
For each continent, name the 5 countries whose names are alphabetically first.
It almost seems possible, and then you get to Oceania.
Four movies from each year from 1990–1999. Can you guess them all?
What countries finished atop the medal table at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
4 Comments
+1
Level 81
Oct 23, 2016
Nice. Harder than I thought.
+1
Level 66
Oct 23, 2016
nice quiz. In other words, widest countries by continent?
+2
Level 80
Oct 23, 2016
not quite - also because a 10º change at the equator requires more km than near the poles
+1
Level 63
Apr 20, 2022
Great job, only missed Netherlands! Please accept FSM for F. S. Micronesia.