answersLogoWhite

0

~ Circumference:

24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers) - at the equator

24,859.82 miles (40,008 kilometers) - through the poles

~ Diameter:

7,926.41 miles (12,756.32 kilometers) - at the equator

7,901 miles (12,715.43 kilometers) - through the poles

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Earth's diameter is measured by it distance?

Earths diameters is a straight line through the middle of the Earth. That is how the size of planets is measured.


What means Earth Measurement?

Our planet is measured in miles (diameter)


What is the diameter of the world globe?

The diameter of the Earth, when measured as a globe, is approximately 12,742 kilometers (7,918 miles). However, because the Earth is not a perfect sphere but an oblate spheroid, its equatorial diameter is slightly larger than its polar diameter, which is about 12,714 kilometers (7,900 miles).


Does Eratosthenes determine Earth's diameter?

Yes, Eratosthenes estimated the Earth's diameter using the angle of the sun's rays at two different locations on the same day. By measuring the difference in the angles, he was able to calculate the Earth's circumference and thus its diameter.


What is earth's diameter and circumference?

7926 miles and 12760 km. Thats Pretty long.


How is the diameter of a pizza measured in metric measurements?

The diameter is measured using a tape measure.


Are pipes measured by the diameter or circumference?

Diameter.


What unit is hail measured in?

In the US its diameter is measured in inches.


How is the diameter measured?

A diameter is measured by using a ruler. However, you also could use a digital caliper to measure the diameter of a circle.


Why can a chord be a diameter?

because the chord can be determine by the diameter and the diameter can be determine by the chord.


What is the difference between tube and pipe?

Tube is measured by outside diameter, pipe is measured by inside diameter.


If earths diameter is 12756 km then what is its radius?

A diameter is a linear measurement that needs units. However, assuming that the units are kilometers, the Earth is about 12,700 kilometers in diameter. Venus is a little smaller at 12,100 kilometres.