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- 1What is the difference between Latitude and Longitude?Latitude is a measure of North/South Location (Horizontal Lines)
Longitude is a East/West Location (Vertical Lines) - 2What is the Latitude of the Northern and Southern most points on the globe?90° North and South
- 3Where is Longitude 0 located?Greenwich England
- 4What is the distance (NM and Statute Miles) of one degree of Latitude? What is the distance (NM and Statute Miles) of one degree of Longitude?1 Degree Latitude = 60 NM = ~69 Statute Miles
1 Degree Longitude is Variable Based on North South Location - 5What is the difference between the great circle route and the rhumb line route?The great circle route is the shortest distance between two points (however the bearing (azimuth) changes on the route.
The rhumb line is the route that has the same bearing the entire trip. - 6When is the difference between Rhumb line and Great Circle Route most pronounced.The difference is most pronounced at high latitudes, on E/W and W/E trips, and over great distances.
- 7What is the approximate Latitude and Longitude of HI, USA21° N,157° W
- 8What is the approximate Lat/Long of San Francisco, USA37° N, 122° W
- 9What is the approximate Lat/Long of Sydney, AUS34° S, 151°E
- 10What is the approximate Lat/Long of the Solent, ENG50° N, 1°W
- 11What is the approximate Lat/Long of the Newport RI, USA41°N, 71°W
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- Racing Navigation Fichas sobre Racing Navigation - Navigation, creado por Daniel Flanigan el 26/06/2018.
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