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How many decimeters are in a second?
1 second of arc is equal to 0.000 277 777 777 78 of a degree. 1 degree equals 69 miles. Multiply 0.000 277 by 69 and you get 0.019113 of a mile, then change that to decimeters and you get 307.5. I think you are close. One degree of latitude is equal to 60 nautical miles. One minute is equal to 1 nautical mile. One Second is equal to 1/60 of a nautical mile. If there are 1852 meters in a nautical mile and 10 decimeters per meter, that would be 18,520 decimeters per nautical mile. Divide 18,520 by 60 and you get 308.666 decimeters.
What is equivalent of 1 nautical mile?
1.1508 statute miles and one minute of latitude is equal to 1 nautical mile.
How many nautical miles equal 1 mile?
One nautical mile equates to 1.852 km.
Why nautical mile is needed?
a nautical mile is a minute (1/60th) of one degree of the earths surface so it corresponds to maps
Which is greater - 1 mile or 1nautical mile?
A nautical mile is greater than a statute (land) mile. One nautical mile is equal to about 1.15 statute miles.
1 nautical mile is equivalent to how many road miles?
u could search for "1 nautical mile in miles" in google and get the answer, which is 1.15077945.
How is a drgree of longitude or latitude further subdivided?
Each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute is divided into 60 seconds. While the distance represented by a degree of longitude can vary with the latitude, each degree of latitude (north and south) is equal to 60 nautical miles, so one minute of latitude is equal to 1 nautical mile. (About 1.15 statute miles) One nautical mile is equal to 2026 yards, so one second of latitude is equal to 33.8 feet.
1 knot equal to 1 nautical mile per hour?
yes
What is equivalent of 1 mile?
1.1508 statute miles and one minute of latitude is equal to 1 nautical mile.
Why are nautical miles different to land miles?
The definition of a nautical mile was originally based directly on 1 minute of arc. This means a nautical mile is approximately 1/60 of a degree of latitude. However, it is now equal to exactly 1,852 metres. Meanwhile, "land miles" or statute miles developed in a different system, and a statute mile has evolved to be equal to exactly 5280 feet.
How many degrees of latitude equals 1 sea mile?
The nautical mile is approximately one minute, that is, 1/60 degree.
Is a knot a distance?
A "Knot" is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour. Traditionally, one nautical mile is equal to one minute of latitude on the Earth's surface. From Wikipedia: the international standard is 1 nautical mile = 1,852 metres exactly.
