Copenhagen

Denmark

Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1.4 million. The city is situated mainly on the island of Zealand, with a smaller part on the island of Amager. Copenhagen is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.

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Country: Denmark
Population: 1,085,000
Latitude: 55.68° N
Longitude: 12.56° E

Which way is Copenhagen from…

From Paris, Copenhagen lies at 39° to the north-east, 1,027 km as the crow flies.

Paris	39° north-east	1,027 km
London	56° north-east	955 km
New York	43° north-east	6,188 km
Madrid	30° north-east	2,073 km
Rome	0° north	1,532 km
Montreal	46° north-east	5,781 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	337° north-west	9,423 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Copenhagen lies on the same latitude as Moscow, and due north of Rome: from Rome, the compass reads 0°. From London, aim north-east, at 56°, for 955 km. From New York, a flat map would suggest 75°, east; the compass says 43°, north-east, because the shortest route crosses Newfoundland and the far north of Scotland. Berlin lies 355 km to the south.