KnowledgeBoat Logo
|

Geography

The distance between two successive parallels of latitudes is 111 km. Explain.

Latitudes & Longitudes

146 Likes

Answer

The whole earth represents 360° and the circumference of the earth is approximately 40,000 km. Therefore, for each degree i.e. the difference between two latitudes is 111km (i.e 40000 divided by 360).

Answered By

86 Likes


Related Questions