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Default Why are there nautical miles but no nautical kilome

On 10/10/2018 10:47 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
Why shouldthere be? A naughtical mile is equivalent to 1 degree of
latitude. A statute mile is an arbitrary measurement.


One minute of latitude. 1 degree is 60 NM.