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Old 19th May 2014, 00:46
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Brian Abraham
 
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You can calculate the length of a degree latitude/longitude here

http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...rs/degree.html

Length of a degree of latitude - nautical miles

zzzzzzzz59.7052508693788
10° zzzzzzz59.7233545410539
20° zzzzzzz59.775526031
30° zzzzzzz59.855511344
40° zzzzzzz59.953929486
50° zzzzzzz60.05893078237827
60° zzzzzzz60.15784266125807
70°zzzzzzz 60.238650868
80° zzzzzzz60.291480673
90° zzzzzzz60.309913503

Difference of 3,674 feet between 0° and 90°

Length of a degree of longitude at the equator is 60.10764611706782 nautical miles.

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