Which city in the Northern Hemisphere has the least amount of daylight on the shortest day of the year?
A) Quito, Ecuador, latitude 0°N
B) Mexico City, latitude 19°N
C) New York City, latitude 40°N
D) Seward, Alaska, latitude 60°N
E) Ellesmere Island, Canada, latitude 80°N

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The closer a location is to one of the poles, the less daylight it receives on the shortest day of the year. Ellesmere Island, Canada, is located at 80°N and experiences polar night during the winter solstice, with no daylight at all on the shortest day of the year. The other cities listed have significantly more daylight on the winter solstice.

Which City in the Northern Hemisphere Has the Least Amount