"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
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"Mark" wrote
1451 NM (conversion fator is 0.868976242 statute mile to 1 Nautical
Mile)


Duh! I think you got it backwards. I nautical mile equals 1.15 statute
miles.
Nautical mile is longer not shorter.


Cheers,
Ellen

Which is closet to a true nautical mile at the equator:

1. A nm that runs north to south
or
2. A nm that runs east to west?

Gilligan wrote:
Which is closet to a true nautical mile at the equator:

1. A nm that runs north to south
or
2. A nm that runs east to west?


Neither are close if they're running back and forth. They
have to lie down & be still.

DSK

Gilligan wrote:
Which is closest to a true nautical mile at the equator:

1. A nm that runs north to south
or
2. A nm that runs east to west?

If they are both one nautical mile, then they are equal.

A better question might be which is closest to a nautical
mile at the equator. One minute of latitude or one minute
of longitude.

"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message news:Y5VQg.24

A better question might be which is closest to a nautical
mile at the equator. One minute of latitude or one minute
of longitude.


Much better!