Dimensions of the EarthDimensions of the Earth

Metric:Imperial:
Equatorial Radius6,378,206 metres3,963 statute miles
Polar Semi-axis6,356,583 metres3,949 statute miles
Radius of sphere of equal area6,370,997 metres3,958 statute miles
Area of earth (approx.)510,900,000 sq. km197,260,000 sq. miles
Equatorial Circumference40,075 kilometres24,899 miles
Lengths of degrees of Meridians: Lengths of degrees of Parallels:
Latitude:Kilometres:Statute Miles:Longitude:Kilometres:Statute Miles:
0 -10110.56768.70300111.32169.172
9 - 100110.59868.72250110.90068.911
19 - 200110.69268.781100109.64168.129
29 - 300110.84068.873150107.55366.830
39 - 400111.02368.986200104.64965.026
49 - 500111.22069.108250100.95262.729
59 - 600111.40669.22430096.44859.956
69 - 700111.56069.32035091.29056.725
79 - 800111.66169.38340085.39653.063
89 - 900111.69969.40745078.84948.995
50071.69844.552
55063.99639.766
60055.80234.674
65047.11729.315
70038.18823.729
75028.90317.960
80019.39412.051
8509.7356.049
9000.00.0
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)12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.)
10 centimetres =1 decimetre (dm)3 feet =1 yard (yd.)
10 decimetres =1 metre (m)36 inches =1 yard
10 metres =1 dekametre (dkm)63,360 inches =1 statute mile (mi.)
10 dekametres =1 hectometre (hm)5280 feet =1 statute mile
10 hectometres =1 kilometre (km)1760 yards =1 statute mile
1000 metres =1 kilometre1 nautical mile =1.15 statute miles
Conversions from Imperial to Metric:
Millimetres:Centimetres:Metres:Kilometres:
1 inch25.42.540.02540.0000254
1 foot304.830.480.30480.0003048
1 yard914.491.440.91440.0009144
1 mile1,609,300160,9301609.31.6093
Conversions from Metric to Imperial:
Inches:Feet:Yards:Miles:
1 millimetre0.03940.0032810.00109360.000000621
1 centimetre0.39370.032810.0109360.00000621

1 metre39.37013.2811.09360.000621
1 kilometre39,370.13,281.01,093.60.62137
Common Map Scales and their Equivalents:
Map Scale:One Inch represents:One Centimetre represents:One Mile is
represented by:One Kilometre is represented by:
1:2,00056.0 yards20.0 metres31.68 inches50 centimetres
1:5,000139.0 yards50.0 metres12.67 inches20 centimetres
1:10,0000.158 miles0.1 kilometres6.34 inches10 centimetres
1:20,0000.316 miles0.2 kilometres3.17 inches5 centimetres
1:25,0000.395 miles0.25 kilometres2.64 inches4.17 centimetres
1:50,0000.789 miles0.50 kilometres1.27 inches2.0 centimetres
1:63,3601.00 miles0.634 kilometres1.0 inch1.58 centimetres
1:125,0001.97 miles1.25 kilometres0.507 inch8.0 millimetres
1:250,0003.95 miles2.5 kilometres0.253 inch4.0 millimetres
1:500,0007.89 miles5.0 kilometres0.127 inch2.0 millimetres
1:1,000,00015.78 miles10.0 kilometres0.063 inch1.0 millimetres

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