APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
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Author: Tarbuck
Publisher: Hayden-McNeil Publishing
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Chapter 23.7, Problem 6A
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The distance of Tokyo, Japan from Memphis, Tennessee in miles.
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All the parallels except the equator are small circles. The length of 1 degree of longitude through a parallel is always less than 111 kilometers or 69 miles. This is because the meridians converge towards the poles.
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Chapter 23 Solutions
APPLICATIONS+INVESTIGATIONS IN EARTH
Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 1ACh. 23.1 - Prob. 2ACh. 23.1 - Prob. 3ACh. 23.1 - Prob. 4ACh. 23.2 - Prob. 1ACh. 23.2 - Prob. 2ACh. 23.2 - Prob. 3ACh. 23.2 - Prob. 4ACh. 23.2 - Prob. 5ACh. 23.2 - Prob. 6A
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