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Re: Measuring a Huricanes size.
      Thu Aug 11 2005 01:27 PM

The distance between points of longitude varies with how close to the poles you are. Between latitudes, it is generally about 111km/69mi. Between longitudes, you have to multiply it by the cosine of the latitude (in degrees).

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* Measuring a Huricanes size. Big Kahuna Thu Aug 11 2005 01:27 PM
. * * Re: Measuring a Huricanes size. ClarkModerator   Thu Aug 11 2005 01:27 PM
. * * Re: Measuring a Hurricanes size. danielwAdministrator   Thu Aug 11 2005 01:40 PM
. * * Re: Measuring a Hurricanes size. ClarkModerator   Thu Aug 11 2005 02:48 PM
. * * Re: Measuring a Hurricanes size. Big Kahuna   Fri Aug 12 2005 12:12 PM

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