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ims
2368 days ago
One minute
of latitude
for those wondering how this works.
2 comments
iso947
2367 days ago
1nm is about 1/60th of a degree of any great circle on the earths surface
(Earth isn’t a sphere so it’s not exact, but it’s pretty close)
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ddalex
2368 days ago
Thank you! I was wondering how these work around the poles!
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(Earth isn’t a sphere so it’s not exact, but it’s pretty close)