GEOG 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Nautical Mile, Antarctic Circle, 30 For 30

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26 Aug 2016

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Latitude- north and south of equator. Always parallel. 1° lat. = 69.17 miles.

Longitude- East and west of equator.

1° = 60' (1 degree = 60 minutes)

(24,901 miles ÷ 360°) 1° lat. = 69.17 miles

1° lat. = 69.17 miles

1° = 60 minutes (1° = 60')

1' lat. = 1.15 miles

1' lat. = 1.15 miles = 1 nautical mile.

Nautical miles --> distance

Knots --> speed

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Lines of latitude:

1) Arctic Circle 66 ½° N

2) Tropic of Cancer 23 ½° N

3) Equator 0°

4) Tropic of Capricorn 23 ½° S

5) Antarctic Circle 66 ½° S

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