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Imperial:
Equatorial Radius
6,378,206 metres
Polar Semi-axis
6,356,583 metres
6,370,997 metres
510,900,000 sq. km
Equatorial Circumference
40,075 kilometres
24,899 miles
Longitude:
0 -10
110.567
68.703
00
111.321
69.172
9 - 100
110.598
68.722
50
110.900
68.911
19 - 200
110.692
68.781
100
109.641
68.129
29 - 300
110.840
68.873
150
107.553
66.830
39 - 400
111.023
68.986
200
104.649
65.026
49 - 500
111.220
69.108
250
100.952
62.729
59 - 600
111.406
69.224
300
96.448
59.956
69 - 700
111.560
69.320
350
91.290
56.725
79 - 800
111.661
69.383
400
85.396
53.063
89 - 900
111.699
69.407
450
78.849
48.995
500
71.698
44.552
550
63.996
39.766
600
55.802
34.674
650
47.117
29.315
700
38.188
23.729
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750
28.903
17.960
800
19.394
12.051
850
9.735
6.049
900
0.0
0.0
For ordinary map use, remember that the spacing between parallels is nearly the same distance from
pole to pole. The flattening at the poles changes the overall difference in spacing approximately 1%.
Spacing for meridians changes considerably due to convergence of the great circles at the poles. Notice
the 60th parallel is approximately 1/2 the length of the equator.
Measurement Systems
Metric System: Imperial System:
10 millimetres (mm) = 1 centimetre (cm)
36 inches = 1 yard
10 metres = 1 dekametre
(dkm)
Centimetres:
Metres:
Kilometres:
1 inch
25.4
2.54
0.0254
0.0000254
1 foot
304.8
30.48
0.3048
0.0003048
1 yard
914.4
91.44
0.9144
0.0009144
1 mile
1,609,300
160,930
1609.3
1.6093
0.0394
Feet:
0.003281
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Yards:
0.0010936
Miles:
0.000000621
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1 centimetre
0.3937
0.03281
0.010936
0.00000621
1 metre
39.3701
3.281
1.0936
0.000621
1 kilometre
39,370.1
3,281.0
1,093.6
0.62137
One Inch
represents:
One Centimetre
represents:
One Mile is
represented by:
One Kilometre is
represented by:
1:2,000
56.0 yards
20.0 metres
31.68 inches
50 centimetres
1:5,000
139.0 yards
50.0 metres
12.67 inches
20 centimetres
1:10,000
0.158 miles
0.1 kilometres
6.34 inches
10 centimetres
1:20,000
0.316 miles
0.2 kilometres
3.17 inches
5 centimetres
1:25,000
0.395 miles
0.25 kilometres
2.64 inches
4.17 centimetres
1:50,000
0.789 miles
0.50 kilometres
1.27 inches
2.0 centimetres
1:63,360
1.00 miles
0.634 kilometres
1.0 inch
1.58 centimetres
1:125,000
1.97 miles
1.25 kilometres
0.507 inch
8.0 millimetres
1:250,000
3.95 miles
2.5 kilometres
0.253 inch
4.0 millimetres
1:500,000
7.89 miles
5.0 kilometres
0.127 inch
2.0 millimetres
1:1,000,000
15.78 miles
10.0 kilometres
0.063 inch
1.0 millimetres
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