Re: [Paddlewise] Re: Latitude distances

From: <MadPoodle_at_aol.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 21:23:31 EDT
How can there be 360 degrees of 60 nautical
> miles each (degree) at both the equator and at latitude 60?  The circle, of
> course, is much much smaller at the 60 degree latitude

	Sheeeeesh. I'm really dissapointed in ya all.. The reason the distances get
smaller is elementary physics.. As you go closer to the poles, it gets colder.
And, as all Seinfeld fans know, when it get colder, shrinkage occurs. So,
theres your answer....

Scott

Lakeside, just north of Cuba
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