RW> >  SM>         Toronto at only 25 Nm!
RW> > Cool. What's the difference between a nautical mile and a normal mile? 

RW> > mile is five-thousand something feet-- how can that change? :)
RW>In this case by about 2.5 miles .... 1 NM is approximately 1.1 miles
RW>(using the current std)
Richard!!
A nautical mile is about 1.15 statute miles.
Derek.  A nautical mile is used because it is equal to one minute of
latitude.  You can use the scale on the side of the chart and a set of
dividers for picking distances of any chart.
r
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