The North Country is colder* than . . .

Moscow, Russia.

Lhasa, Tibet (12,000 feet higher in elevation).

Helsinki, Finland (1,000 miles more northerly).

Sitka, Alaska.

Bergen, Norway.

Vancouver, British Columbia.

Halifax, Nova Scotia.



* Mean annual temperature.
Source: http://www.worldclimate.com/
(Ottawa, ON has roughly the same climate as upstate
NY, except on higher elevations in the Adirondacks.)



North Country