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There are 60 minute to each degree and 60 secons to each minute.

1 degree = 60 minutes

60 minutes = 3600 seconds

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How many seconds are there in one degree of longitude?

There are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute, so a degree has 3600 seconds. These are arc minutes and seconds, no relation to time measurements. A circle has 360 degrees.


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How wide is one degree of latitude?

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How many arcseconds are in one degree?

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How many one degree latitude are there in the Northern part of the globe?

90


How many miles on earth equal one degree of latitude?

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How many degrees is one mile?

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