Lillehammer, Norway at 61 degrees, 8 minutes North.Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Rio de Janiero in 2016
Quito in Ecuador is closest to the equator. -------------------- It is no correct ; the town situated to the equator is Pontianak in Indonesia, West Kalimantan province, Borneo island. And it is not a small town: cca. 600 000 inhabitants.
Which city is located nearest the prime hemisphere?
Quito
The latitude of every point on the equator is zero.
The nearest airport to the London Olympic stadium is the London City Airport in east London.
The closest city to the equator in Gabon is Libreville. It is located approximately 0.34 degrees north of the equator, making it one of the cities closest to the equator in the country.
There is no Olympic Stadium in New York City.
The nearest city to Mount Everest is Kathmandu in Nepal.
Algiers is located north of the Equator. It is the capital city of Algeria in North Africa.
The city in Mexico closest to the equator is Tapachula, located in the southern state of Chiapas. The city lies at approximately 14 degrees north latitude, making it one of the closest cities to the equator in Mexico.