Knots being phased out? - BoatBanter.com

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Larry

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Knots being phased out?

"Capt. JG" wrote in
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Where do you guys get this?? You have it 180 degrees backward. Or, is
this a troll? :-)

Excellent point. 360 degrees of LONGITUDE in a 10' circle around the pole
is only 31.4' or about 12.5" per degree. At the equator, the distance
between degrees is a tad larger, right?....(c;

Larry
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