How far is a nautical mile?

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How far is a nautical mile?

2007-08-12 12:01:13 · 5 answers · asked by James G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography

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1.15 mile

2007-08-12 12:07:45 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The nautical mile was historically defined as a minute of arc along a meridian of the Earth (see ref 1). This is useful because it relates distance and time. This allows us to compute the length of a nautical mile as follows.

1 nautical mile = 24900 mile/(360*60) = 1.15 miles

2007-08-12 16:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

A nautical mile is 6,080 feet, which is equal to one minute of latitude at the earth's equator

2007-08-12 12:32:22 · answer #3 · answered by MarkG 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

1.15 miles

2007-08-12 12:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by chilicooker_mkb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1.15 mile

2007-08-12 21:03:39 · answer #5 · answered by ecstasypt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋