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  • Longitudes and Lattitudes what is the distance

    Here is my attempt to map out where Delicate Balance is in terms of the gale force winds area.  Yes, it is going through the storm area.
    Gale force winds

    The rectangular box on the map indicates the area affected by the storm – which is within 34 to 45 degrees North and 124 to 132 degrees West.  Using the distance function on the Flagship tracking system, it is still another 200 km out of the storm radius, but Delicate Balance is nearing the edge.

    Each degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers) apart. The range varies (due to the earth’s slightly ellipsoid shape) from 68.703 miles (110.567 km) at the equator to 69.407 (111.699 km) at the poles. This is convenient because each minute (1/60th of a degree) is approximately one mile.

    A degree of longitude is widest at the equator at 69.172 miles (111.321) and gradually shrinks to zero at the poles. At 40° north or south the distance between a degree of longitude is 53 miles (85 km).

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