GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
How many kilometers and represented by 1
|
321 km
|
|
211 km
|
|
111 km
|
|
91 km
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is 111 Km. Latitude: It is the angular distance of a point on the earth’s surface, measured in degrees from the center of the earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Each degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers) apart. At the equator, the distance is 68.703 miles (110.567 kilometers). At the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees north and south), the distance is 68.94 miles (110.948 kilometers).
Detailed explanation-3: -A degree of latitude, one degree north or south, is about the same distance anywhere, about 69 miles (111 kilometers).
There is 1 question to complete.