A and B are points on the parallel of latitude 58.4N their longitudes being 148W and 32E respectively.What is their distance apart (a)along the parallel of latitude (b)along a great circle
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If R is the radius of the earth at the equator, then at latitude θ, the radius is R cosθ. So,
(a) 2πR cos58.4° * (148+32)/360
(b) You probably already have a handy formula for this, but for a good discussion on this topic, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_distance
(a) 2πR cos58.4° * (148+32)/360
(b) You probably already have a handy formula for this, but for a good discussion on this topic, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-circle_distance
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