1 minute = 60 seconds, just as in time.
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∙ 2010-02-20 17:43:20There are 60 seconds in 1 minute of latitude.
Each degree of latitude is divided into sixty minutes. Each minute of latitude can be divided into seconds and then those seconds can be divided more.
Each degree of latitude consists of 60 minutes, and each minute consists of 60 seconds. So a degree of latitude consists of 3600 seconds of latitude.
Since there are 60 minutes in one degree, and 60 seconds in one minute, there are 3,600 seconds in one degree of latitude !
For precision purposes, degrees of longitude and latitude have been divided into minutes (') and seconds ("). There are 60 minutes in each degree. Each minute is divided into 60 seconds. Seconds can be further divided into tenths, hundredths, or even thousandths.
a degree of latitude is equal to 60 seconds or 1 minute
It is 3600 seconds for you have 60 minutes in every degree so there are 60 seconds in every minute.
There are 60 minute to each degree and 60 secons to each minute. 1 degree = 60 minutes 60 minutes = 3600 seconds
The latitude and longitude are input in degrees, so you might need to convert to degrees from degrees:minutes:seconds. There are 60 seconds in 1 minute and 60 minutes in 1 degree. So, for example: 65:45:36 south latitude converts to -(65 degrees + (45 minutes * (1 degree/60 minutes)) + (36 seconds * (1 minute/60 seconds) * (1 degree/60 minutes))) = -65.76 degrees latitude
There are 60 seconds in a minute.
60 seconds are in a minute!
There are 60 seconds in a minute