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if magellan had followed the equator around the world,how many miles would he have traveled?Find earth in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

please don't tell me to look for myself or say no im not giving you the answer.if you are gonna type something like that then don't answer at all i just need the answer

thanx bye =D

2007-09-20 16:43:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

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24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers).

If this or another answer here proves helpful in your research, you can encourage good answers by choosing one answer as the "best answer."

Cheers,
Bruce

2007-09-20 16:48:26 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 1 2

Well, we get the answers from Wikipedia, or informational sites... which you are obviously too lazy to search for yourself..

You need to do a search on this, and you will find it out...




The earth has a circumference of approximately 24,900 miles.

More precisely the circumference of the earth
at the equator is 24,902 mi / 40,076 km.

2007-09-20 23:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

would it not be quicker to type Circumference of earth on google than to wait for an answer. pls respond to this



22 Essential Facts You Need to Know About The Planet Earth
Here you will find a listing of essential facts about the planet earth, the home to all of humanity:

Human Population of the Earth: 6,610,000,000 (6.61 billion) as of Aug. 2007

World Population Growth: 1.14% - 2006 estimate (this means at the current rate of growth, the earth's population will double in 61.4 years)

Countries of the World: 194

Earth's Circumference at the Equator: 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 km)

Earth's Circumference Between the North and South Poles: 24,859.82 miles (40,008 km)

Earth's Diameter at the Equator: 7,926.28 miles (12,756.1 km)

Earth's Diameter at the Poles: 7,899.80 miles (12,713.5 km)

Average Distance from the Earth to the Sun: 93,020,000 miles (149,669,180 km)

Average Distance from the Earth to the Moon: 238,857 miles (384,403.1 km)

Highest Elevation on Earth - Mt. Everest, Asia: 29,035 feet (8850 m)

Tallest Mountain on Earth from Base to Peak - Mauna Kea, Hawaii: 33,480 feet (rising to 13,796 feet above sea level) (10204 m; 4205 m)

Point Farthest From the Center of the Earth - The peak of the volcano Chimborazo in Ecuador at 20,561 feet (6267 m) is farthest from the center of the earth due to its location near the equator and the oblateness of the Earth.

Lowest Elevation on Land - Dead Sea: 1369 feet below sea level (417.27 m)

Deepest Point in the Ocean - Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench, Western Pacific Ocean: 35,840 feet (10924 m)

Highest Temperature Recorded: 135.8°F - Al Aziziyah, Libya, September 13, 1922 (57.7°C)

Lowest Temperature Recorded: -128.5°F - Vostok, Antarctica, July 21, 1983 (-89.2°C)

Water vs. Land: 70.8% Water, 29.2% Land

Age of the Earth: 4.5 to 4.6 billion years

Atmosphere Content: 77% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and traces of argon, carbon dioxide and water

Rotation on Axis: 23 hours and 56 minutes and 04.09053 seconds. But, it takes an additional four minutes for the earth to revolve to the same position as the day before relative to the sun (i.e. 24 hours).

Revolution around Sun: 365.2425 days

Chemical Composition of the Earth: 34.6% Iron, 29.5% Oxygen, 15.2% Silicon, 12.7% Magnesium, 2.4% Nickel, 1.9% Sulfur, and 0.05% Titanium

2007-09-20 23:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Is it in a balloon or a boat?

The whole purpose of this exercise is to RESEARCH.

Damn when I was in school we had to go to the library.

2 million miles and 1 inch

lazy

2007-09-20 23:52:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

The length of Earth's equator is about 40,075.0 km, or 24,901.5 miles.

2007-09-20 23:49:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Use google, and the keywords:
equator miles

http://www.google.com/search?q=equator+miles

2007-09-20 23:50:49 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 2 0

the question is asking you to look up the circumference of the earth (at the equator -- that is the equatorial circumference), so why aren't you doing that?

2007-09-20 23:47:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers).

2007-09-20 23:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by sibyll1 3 · 0 2

The circumference at the equator is c.24,830 mi (40,000 km).
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0816552.html

2007-09-20 23:52:12 · answer #9 · answered by S. B. 6 · 0 1

24902 miles approximately.

2007-09-20 23:48:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

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