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Many Americans might not realize that London is 51.5 degrees north, so seeing the northern lights there isn’t as surprising as seeing them somewhere far to the south like Toronto.



Toronto and London are roughly equidistant from the North Geomagnetic Pole.

Aurora borealis is visible at much lower latitudes in North America compared to Europe.




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