Explanation
Madrid is located at a latitude of 40.4 degrees north and a longitude of 3.68 degrees west. Barcelona is located at a latitude of 41.38 degrees north and a longitude of 2.17 degrees east. Tangier, the closest major city in Morocco, is located at a latitude of 35.78 degrees north and a longitude of 5.83 degrees west.
To determine which city is closer to Tangier, we can calculate the distance between each city and Tangier using the Haversine formula. The Haversine formula calculates the great-circle distance between two points on a sphere, taking into account the curvature of the Earth.
The distance between Madrid and Tangier is approximately 630 kilometers (391 miles). The distance between Barcelona and Tangier is approximately 1,260 kilometers (783 miles).
Therefore, Madrid is closer to Tangier than Barcelona.
