Country: United States of America
Continent: North America
Population: 286,174
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Anchorage (AK) is closest to Vancouver (BC) and farthest from Port Elizabeth. The closest foreign city is Vancouver (BC) and the farthest domestic city is Jacksonville (FL). See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Anchorage (AK) is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 2,136 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 2,314 |
 | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 2,314 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 2,457 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 2,482 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 16,953 |
| Cape Town, South Africa | 16,857 |
| Durban, South Africa | 16,518 |
| Soweto, South Africa | 16,118 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 16,111 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver (BC), Canada | 2,136 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 2,314 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 2,457 |
| Winnipeg (MB), Canada | 3,446 |
 | Tijuana, Mexico | 3,972 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Jacksonville (FL), United States of America | 5,944 | | Charlotte (NC), United States of America | 5,543 | | Atlanta (GA), United States of America | 5,486 | | Boston (MA), United States of America | 5,435 | | Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 5,429 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tanger, Morocco | 8,774 |
| Tétouan, Morocco | 8,806 |
 | Algiers, Algeria | 8,872 |
| Oran, Algeria | 8,907 |
| Nador, Morocco | 8,910 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 16,953 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 16,857 | | Durban, South Africa | 16,518 | | Soweto, South Africa | 16,118 | | Johannesburg, South Africa | 16,111 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Khabarovsk, Russia | 4,726 |
 | Sapporo, Japan | 4,845 |
 | Yichun, Heilongjiang, China | 5,103 |
| Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | 5,106 |
| Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | 5,200 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Adan, Yemen | 11,694 | | Sana'A, Yemen | 11,424 |  | Bogor, Indonesia | 11,357 | | Bandung, Indonesia | 11,345 | | Bandar Lampung, Indonesia | 11,327 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Brisbane, Australia | 11,085 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 11,136 |
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 11,332 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 11,684 |
| Sydney, Australia | 11,802 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Perth, Australia | 13,282 | | Melbourne, Australia | 12,447 | | Adelaide, Australia | 12,443 | | Sydney, Australia | 11,802 | | Newcastle, Australia | 11,684 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Oslo, Norway | 6,467 |
 | Helsinki, Finland | 6,533 |
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 6,567 |
| Perm, Russia | 6,589 |
 | Stockholm, Sweden | 6,595 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Athens, Greece | 8,993 |  | Palermo, Italy | 8,890 |  | Málaga, Spain | 8,708 |  | Istanbul, Turkey | 8,673 | | Naples, Italy | 8,600 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver (BC), Canada | 2,136 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 2,314 |
| Seattle (WA), United States of America | 2,314 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 2,457 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 2,482 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 8,088 |  | Santo Domingo East, Dominican Republic | 7,689 | | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 7,682 | | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 7,552 |  | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 7,552 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Barranquilla, Colombia | 8,147 |
| Soledad, Colombia | 8,154 |
| Cartagena, Colombia | 8,161 |
 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 8,346 |
| Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 8,526 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 13,733 |  | Montevideo, Uruguay | 13,524 | | La Plata, Argentina | 13,436 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 13,385 |  | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 13,338 |
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| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
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| Farthest City From | KM | |
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| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||