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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.
How many degrees of latitude is one nautical mile?
One nautical mile is equivalent to one minute of latitude. In terms of degrees, one nautical mile is approximately 1/60th of a degree of latitude.
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
How many degrees of latitude equals 1 sea mile?
The nautical mile is approximately one minute, that is, 1/60 degree.
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.
