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Question:
What is the distance between Appleton and the North Pole?
Answer:
The air mile distance between Appleton and the North Pole is approximately 2,743. This was determined using the following information:
The North Pole is at 90 degrees lattitude.
Appleton is at 44.17 degrees lattitude.
Each degree of lattitude is "about 60 nautical (sea or air miles)."
Source:
World Book Encyclopedia, "Lattitude."
Notes:
Subject:
North Pole
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