On the surface of the Earth,it is approximatley 6200 miles from the Equator to the north or south pole.How many miles is between two parallels 1 degree apart?
2007-10-04 10:27:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Just about 69 miles. It's not exact because the earth is flattened slightly at the poles. Because of this the distance increases slightly as you get closer to the poles.
2007-10-04 10:34:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The earth is divided into 360 degrees. Each parallel is 60 nautical miles or Knots. A knot is 1.151 statute miles. 60 nautical miles is equal to 69.06 statute miles. Of course this only applies to latitudes as longitude taper from the equator to the poles. Hope it helps.
2007-10-04 19:09:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mpi_Boots 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One degree latitude at equator=68.7 miles.
One degree latitude at poles=69.41 miles.
One degree longitude at equator=69.17 miles.
The distance for one degree longitude gradually diminshes towards poles.
2007-10-05 10:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋