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Because of the region's northerly position on the spheric Earth. The Sun shines from the side of Earth (ignoring the 23 degree tilt for a moment), which means that it shines directly 'down' on landmasses around equator, whereas it shines on landmasses closer to the pole(s) from an angle - this gives less light and thus heat per m2 up north (as well as down south).

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