How far is it from the 89th parallel of latitude to the North Pole?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Assume the Earth is a sphere. That means the distance from any point on the earth's surface to the centre of the Earth is the same and is equal to 6,378 km. That is r = 6,378

The 89th parallel subtends and angle of 1 degree and the North
pole 0 degrees.

360 degree is the circumference of the Earth and is = 2 x pi x r
which is 40,074 km

Therefore, 1 degree is equal to 40,074/360 = 111.317 km

If you want it in miles 1 km = 0.621371 miles, thus 111.317 km =
69.160 miles or 69.2 miles to 3 sf.

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Answer 3

The North Pole is at latitude 90. i think a degree of latitude is 60 nautical miles and a nautical mile is about 1.1 statute miles. so that means one degree of latitude (and therefore the distance from the 89 paralell to the north pole) is aproxamately 66 land miles.

Answer 4

I can give an approximate answer, if you need more exact you must get the exact diameter of the earth.

It is about 24000 miles around the earth (at the equator; less around the poles, but we will call it the same). There are 360 degrees around the world, so 24000/360 = 2/3 * 100, so it is about 66 miles.

Answer 5

The first answer isn't even close. Try the website below to see the trigonometrical equations involved.

The answer is about 70 statute miles assuming the Earth is a perfect sphere

Answer 6

To be precise a distance of 69 statute miles