What is a Nautical Mile?

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  • @DRMath
    @DRMath  5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This video explains the definition of a nautical mile and a knot.

    • @1humanBeingHuman
      @1humanBeingHuman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thank you much 2:12

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@1humanBeingHuman Thanks for Visiting my Channel!!

  • @dentistbabbar
    @dentistbabbar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Thanks Dr.Math for explaining this so well and in an easy way.

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You are welcome!!

  • @rarsenio1
    @rarsenio1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Very informative. Thank you.

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for visiting my channel. I am happy to hear that it was helpful.

  • @leggomyeggos4958
    @leggomyeggos4958 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Best explanation I could find, thanks for putting out high quality content

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aidan Sheridan Thank you for your kind words!!

    • @ethanboyd7843
      @ethanboyd7843 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're absolutely right! SO many countless options, but quick, easy, succinct, and easy for metric or imperial system users. We should delete all the other convoluted videos lol

  • @blueconversechucks
    @blueconversechucks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I knew it was almost the same as a mile but I forgot. But I never knew where it came from. This helps. actually quite elegant reason for the nautical mile.

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for visiting my channel. I am glad you liked the video!

  • @SonOfTheOne111
    @SonOfTheOne111 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What if you are traveling East-west around the North Pole? Are you going 0knots or 1,000,000 knots?

  • @jamesjennings8574
    @jamesjennings8574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've always wondered what this was about and you cleared it all up -- very clearly. Thanks!

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you James for visiting my channel. I am glad you liked the video. Please do like, share and subscribe to support my educational videos.

  • @arunjohny2355
    @arunjohny2355 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So nautical mile changes from eqator region to poles

  • @williamthomas7640
    @williamthomas7640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great explanation, very clear and easy to understand!

  • @AyupStuggy
    @AyupStuggy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's a great video thanks. I came to watch this after researching how 1 metre is defined. It originates from - The total metres from the north pole to the equator = 10,000,000 metres.
    1 nautical mile is 1 minute, which in km is calculated as 10,000,000 / 90 (for 1 degree) / 60 (for 1 minute) = 1,851.85 metres, the same as in your video!

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks Ayup for visiting my channel. Also thanks for sharing the information related to this topic. Please do share and subscribe to support educational videos.

  • @subhamitra6160
    @subhamitra6160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very nicely explained sir about nautical mile and a knot👌

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, I am glad you liked the video

  • @ethanboyd7843
    @ethanboyd7843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Best and Easiest of ALL of the vid options. Illustration in 2D is super easy to understand.
    Quick, Easy, Succinct, for metric or imperial system users.
    One question, were you referring to the lines of *longitude* as lines of *latitude* accidentally?
    Given it's a globe, it's the same angle regardless though correct?

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks Ethan, I am glad you liked the video. It is one minute of latitude along any line of longitude. I mark one minute on the line of longitude. Many students i met get very confused with this topic.
      I hope I was able to explain it with this video.
      Thank you, Happy Teaching✌️

    • @ethanboyd7843
      @ethanboyd7843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DRMath Awesome, and I just understood why it would be lateral movement all y myself! Thsnks Brother, good stuff!

  • @josephparker3371
    @josephparker3371 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well said! And your “writing” w/a mouse is 👌🏽!

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am glad you liked the video! Thanks for visiting my channel. Please do subscribe and share to support educational videos.

  • @9LimaAlpha7
    @9LimaAlpha7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:15 y is 1 deg = 60mins ??
    how was the time calculated to be 60mins ??

  • @user-mt3vk3xw2l
    @user-mt3vk3xw2l 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Why nautical mile length is longer at poles than at equator?

  • @dalewebb248
    @dalewebb248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    way cant we use this on land?

    • @thomasaquinasozoagu7286
      @thomasaquinasozoagu7286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because mountains and hills will make the measurement to be different in every different landscape

  • @nishadev3505
    @nishadev3505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for sharing!!

  • @Johthek
    @Johthek ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is wrong if we specify distance in kilometer or mile as we do on land?

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe it is due the long distances we travel in sea and air.

  • @gauravkashyap7975
    @gauravkashyap7975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If nautical mile is 1 degree of Latitude, what if I travel multiple Latitudes (west to east per reference)?

    • @thomasaquinasozoagu7286
      @thomasaquinasozoagu7286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      1 degree of latitude is the definition of 1Nm, this does not mean you are expected to measure your movements against this definition. The conversion is 1,852m. So measure the distance you traveled in any direction in meters, and divide with 1,852 to get the Nautical Mile equivalent.

    • @thomasaquinasozoagu7286
      @thomasaquinasozoagu7286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Every unit of measurement has a definition, for instance one meter is the length of the path traveled by light in a vacuum in 1,299,792,458 of a second, this doesn't mean that if you want to measure something in meters you start looking for a torch light and a vacuum, it's just a definition, the measuring tape is the result of that definition.

    • @Siamect
      @Siamect 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One degree is 60 nautical miles...

    • @sukarnos3xy
      @sukarnos3xy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomasaquinasozoagu7286 1 minute, not 1 degree.

  • @patrickhoffman2806
    @patrickhoffman2806 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For those who are confused when he says “minutes” he does not mean time, he is referring to the distance in between the minutes on a clock ⏰

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for visiting my channel and providing the clarification. Please do share and subscribe to support the educational video.

    • @webley1529
      @webley1529 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great man, thanks a lot

  • @NeelamBabbar
    @NeelamBabbar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice explanation

  • @michaelquigley1411
    @michaelquigley1411 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm really having trouble with this. The last guy said 1 Nm is equal to 1 minute of degree based on the circumference of the earth at the equator. Your saying it's based on 1 minute along a line of longitude. But your distances would not be uniform due to the Earth being an oblate sphere. In other words, a Nm closer to the poles would be longer than a Nm in the tropics. This is because, due to the oblate shape, the radius of a certain arc increases as we approach the poles and decreases as we approach the equator. Hence the distance of one minute is longer relative to the longer radius of that certain arc that is closer to the poles.
    OK, that's it, I'm going to bed before I launch my turret like a T72.

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Michael for visiting my channel. Distance here is measured in degrees, 1/60 of a degree is one minute. Angle in degree will not change either earth is uniform or not. For example: 60 degree angle stays same either you measure with respect to a sphere, oval or any other shape. I hope it will help to clarify the doubt.

  • @bunsovannra8068
    @bunsovannra8068 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great job.

  • @bobomar5289
    @bobomar5289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well explained Kumar!

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bob Omar Thank you! I am glad you liked the video.

  • @ManishThakur-qj2ro
    @ManishThakur-qj2ro ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wont the latitude change as we go up so how will nautical mile remain same?

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It stays same as unit of distance for example kilometer stays same as you travel along the road.

  • @tridipkumardas6838
    @tridipkumardas6838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very good . Thank you .

  • @sayeedajannat3925
    @sayeedajannat3925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great explanation,
    It was easy to understand

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sayeeda Jannat thank you! I am glad you like the video.

  • @SeyedAgent47
    @SeyedAgent47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you soooooo much :) Very good explanation. Thanks

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mahdi Dor Emami I am glad you liked the video! Thank you!

  • @NeoDander
    @NeoDander 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks a lot about this really clear explanation 😁

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much for visiting my channel. I am glad it was helpful.

  • @rlkk1174
    @rlkk1174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if my mom was traveling at 6KM along the equator going east and your mom was traveling 19.6 MPH along the border going west and both started in Quito Ecuador, what is the coordinates of their meeting place?? AND what would be the speed of their friend traveling due south from the North Pole if she was to arrive 1.25 hour later at the same meeting point.???? Go for that one mr Brainiack!!!!

  • @emmanuelgeorge
    @emmanuelgeorge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish I could like this video twice

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much for you support!!

  • @toddb930
    @toddb930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So, that means it's only 5400 Nautical Mile from the equator to the North Pole?

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good observation, thanks for sharing!! To be exact 5365.96 Nautical Miles

  • @solankiraj163
    @solankiraj163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    According to this we only measure north south distance... What about east west distance.... How we calculate one minute?

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is same in all directions!!

    • @kingsamuelofficial
      @kingsamuelofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DRMath is that on the assumption the earth is completely spherical ?

  • @skv666lucifer
    @skv666lucifer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was a good explanation. thanx.

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Peter!! Thanks for visiting my channel!!

  • @Getwisdomapplicationknowledge
    @Getwisdomapplicationknowledge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    thanks

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your welcome!!

  • @jacobwinters8868
    @jacobwinters8868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good video. But how about for navigational purposes, can you describe seconds and how they are used?

    • @myMotoring
      @myMotoring 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1 second is just 1/3600 degree

  • @recifebra3
    @recifebra3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very well done!

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @luisfilipegerardo15
    @luisfilipegerardo15 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is this only in longitude? not horizontal?

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for visiting my channel. I believe it applies in all directions.

  • @SailingSarah
    @SailingSarah ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Respect for including imperial measurements for us old (Western) guys 😂

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  ปีที่แล้ว +2

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  • @ZMB-on5ub
    @ZMB-on5ub ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great writing with your mouse!

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  ปีที่แล้ว +2

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  • @younesek7198
    @younesek7198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you 😊

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @barnalichakraborty4421
    @barnalichakraborty4421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well explained

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, I am glad you liked the video!

  • @xijinping-5733
    @xijinping-5733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I thought 1 degree have 4 mins.

    • @PrakashKumar-dp5jz
      @PrakashKumar-dp5jz ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes you are right in terms of rotation and time perspective, the sun takes 4 minutes (virtually) to cross one degree longitude (not latitude)

  • @Cambesa
    @Cambesa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why is 1 degree, 60 minutes?

  • @1humanBeingHuman
    @1humanBeingHuman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @2:12 thanks

  • @KobishanKobishan
    @KobishanKobishan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2:29 good 🎉

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

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      @DRMath  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @sdtamarinera
    @sdtamarinera 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ths

  • @matthijsklomp
    @matthijsklomp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Arc minute

  • @donaldclifford5763
    @donaldclifford5763 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Longitude, not latitude.

    • @DRMath
      @DRMath  ปีที่แล้ว

      Latitude along longitude line.