Tuesday, February 7, 2012

If I am at 0-10 degrees north and 20-30 degrees West how many km constitute a degree of latitude?

I suck at google earth- I need lat and longitude... for this gridIf I am at 0-10 degrees north and 20-30 degrees West how many km constitute a degree of latitude?
A degree of latitude = 69 miles or 111 kilometers. 10 degrees =1,110 kmIf I am at 0-10 degrees north and 20-30 degrees West how many km constitute a degree of latitude?
Each degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers) apart. The range varies (due to the earth's slightly ellipsoid shape) from 68.703 miles (110.567 km) at the equator to 69.407 (111.699 km) at the poles. This is convenient because each minute (1/60th of a degree) is approximately one mile.

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