Dictionary - Definition of DEGREE OF LATITUDE


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. (Geog.), on the earth, the distance on a meridian between two parallels of latitude whose latitudes differ from each other by one degree. This distance is not the same on different parts of a meridian, on account of the flattened figure of the earth, being 68.702 statute miles at the equator, and 69.396 at the poles.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. (Geog.), on the earth, the distance on a meridian between two parallels of latitude whose latitudes differ from each other by one degree. This distance is not the same on different parts of a meridian, on account of the flattened figure of the earth, being 68.702 statute miles at the equator, and 69.396 at the poles.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: DEGREE OF LATITUDE

Expressions	Definition
Degree of latitude	(Geog.), on the earth, the distance on a meridian between two parallels of latitude whose latitudes differ from each other by one degree. This distance is not the same on different parts of a meridian, on account of the flattened figure of the earth, being 68.702 statute miles at the equator, and 69.396 at the poles. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top