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Surface Distance Between Two Points of Latitude and Longitude

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Visit this site: http://www.wcrl.ars.usda.gov/cec/java/lat-long.htm
Author:John A. Byers, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
Description: Enter the latitude and longitude of two points on Earth, and this JavaScript program returns the distance between the locations in kilometers, miles, and nautical miles. Similarly, calculate the great circle distances between over 300 cities. Download the software as a .zip file. Also, convert decimal degrees to or from degrees minutes seconds.
Levels: Late Elem. (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College
Languages: English
Resource Types: Web Interactive/Java
Math Topics: Geography

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