| MichaelA |
| (Weather Analyst) |
| Sun Jul 17 2005 04:58 PM |
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Re: Emily Gets Stronger
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Just doing a little checking, those were Nautical miles. Using the distance between the Equator and North Pole = 6222 miles (statute) and dividing by 90 (90º latitude between them) yields 69 statute miles per degree of latitude. So, 0.7º would = 48.3 statute miles.