Comment Comment by ErsatzVerkehr > A nautical mile at the pole would be quite short, a nautical mile at the equator would be quite long.No, this is emphatically not the case. You're confusing a minute of curvature -- a minute along a great circle path -- with a minute of latitude. parent ErsatzVerkehr 12 years ago
No, this is emphatically not the case. You're confusing a minute of curvature -- a minute along a great circle path -- with a minute of latitude.