The nautical mile is approximately one minute, that is, 1/60 degree.
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One nautical mile is equivalent to one minute of latitude. In terms of degrees, one nautical mile is approximately 1/60th of a degree of latitude.
The distance between the Arctic Circle and latitude 68 degrees varies depending on the longitude. At the equator, 1 degree of latitude is approximately 111 kilometers (69 miles). Therefore, the distance between the Arctic Circle and latitude 68 degrees can be calculated by multiplying the difference in latitude by the conversion factor.
1760 yards is equal to 1 mile.
Tromelin is a sandbar with less than 1 square mile of area, in the Indian Ocean about 220 miles east of Madagascar. The weather station at the north end of its air strip is located at 15.8922° south latitude 54.5247° east longitude.
The city at latitude 44 degrees 38 minutes North and longitude 63 degrees 35 minutes West is Portland, Maine, in the United States.