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the international nautical mile was defined in 1929 as 1852 metres. This is based on the assumption that your question containing the words 'one minute' refers to the distance of one minute of arc of latitude
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What is the distance in miles from the Equator to Aruba?
Aruba is about 863 miles [1,389 kilometers; 750 nautical miles] from the Equator.Aruba's latitude is 12 degrees 30 minutes North latitude. One degree of latitude is equal to about 69 miles [60 nautical miles]. There are 60 minutes in one degree of latitude. The formula to figure the distance is 12.5 x 69 miles [60 nautical miles]. The result is 863 miles [750 nautical miles].
If an aircraft is flying at 300 knots.what is the distance traveled in 10 minutes?
50 Nautical Miles Assuming this is ground speed. 1 Knot is 1 nautical mile per hour. This plane in one hour would have traveled 300 nautical miles. There is 60 minutes in one hour so to find out how many miles per minute, take the 300 and divide them by 60, this gives you 5 nautical miles per minute. To finally get your answer multiply 5 nautical miles times the amount of minutes 10, which gives you the answer of 50.
What is a nautical mile also known as?
Sometimes it is known as one minute of latitude. For instance, one degree of latitude is 60 nautical miles and a "quadrangle" map projecting 7.5 minutes shows a rectangle about 7.5 nautical miles (minutes) high and about 2/3 of that wide.
How long does it take to sail 535 nautical miles at 6 knots?
One knot is equal to 1 nautical mile per hour. So for 535 nautical miles at 6 knots, 535 nautical miles/6 knots=535 nautical miles/6 nautical miles per hour=535/6 hours which is about 89.2 hours (89 hours and 10 minutes).
What is a Nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile?
60 Nautical miles per degree, so 600 nautical miles.
How many mile are there in one nautical mile?
1.15077945 miles
How many nautical miles equal to one mach?
1.695
How many nautical miles does light travel in one hour?
1 nautical mile = 1852 meters Speed of light = 299 792 458 m / s Speed of Light = (299792458/1852) nautical miles / second One hour has 60 minutes, each has 60 seconds. 60x60 = 3600 seconds in a hour. In 1 second, light travels 299792458/1852 nautical miles. In 3600 seconds, light travels (299792458/1852)x3600, which is approximately: 582749918,3585 nautical miles / hour
How many miles are in one natical mile?
1 nautical mile = 1.15077945 miles
How many miles can you fly in a Boeing 737?
3,200 nautical miles (5,925 km) - two-class layout, 2,700 nautical miles - one class layout
How many nautical miles between portland Maine and yarmouth nova scotia?
Yarmouth is about 207 miles directly east of Portland, Maine. One mile is 0868976 nautical miles, so there are 179.88 nautical miles between them.
How many miles is equals to one nautical mile?
I got to this answer after checking in Wikipedia. One nautical mile is equal to 1852 metres Also, 1609.344 metres make one mile, THEREFORE, 1 nautical mile = 1.1507 miles
