Capitán Deportivo Costero (Chile) Practice Questions - Capitán Deportivo Costero - Licencia Deportiva Náutica De Directemar (Chile) Exam

1,852 meters; one nautical mile equals one minute of latitude, which remains constant in physical distance, whereas longitude minutes shrink toward the poles 1,609 meters; one nautical mile equals one minute of longitude along the equator only 2,000 meters; Mercator distortion requires expanding latitude and longitude scales at an identical rate 1,852 meters; longitude minutes represent true physical distance while latitude scale is heavily compressed