Is Yakutsk Russia or Anchorage Alaska closer to the ocean

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-- The latitude at the northern end of the main runway at Yakutsk Airport is 62.106° N.  That point is roughly 460 milesfrom the closest point on the seacoast.-- The latitude at the northern end of the main runway at Anchorage International Airport is 61.199° N.  That point is roughly 0.32 mile from the closest point on the seacoast.Using these points of comparison, Yakutsk is 0.907° of latitude (62.7 miles)more northerly than Anchorage, and Anchorage is roughly 460 miles closerto the ocean than Yakutsk is.