9) Knowing a few facts is not very useful unless you can apply the facts. The na

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9) Knowing a few facts is not very useful unless you can apply the facts. The nautical mile is a convenient unit of distance commonly used by navigators on airplanes and ocean-going ships. It is equal to length of one minute of an arc degree of latitude.

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The location of Alameda, California is approximately 3730’ N latitude. The City of London, England, is located in Europe at 51 30’ N. Approximately how many nautical miles farther north is London than Alameda?   Show the math. (Don’t skip this question; take the time to figure out the answer.) (3 points)

Explanation / Answer

one minute arc of an arc degree latitude equals 1.15 miles

converting degree decimal to de degree minutes seconds

(51 17 60) - (37 17 60) =14 0 0

14*(1.15(60))=966 miles

converting miles to nautical miles= miles * 0.86

966*0.86 = 838.7 nautical miles

966*1.60=1553.28 kilometers.

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