▲ 471 ▼ Port and starboard (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by ReadyUser31@lemmy.world [M] to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rooster_butt@lemm.ee 25 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) It's based on nautical miles which are in turn 1/60th of a latitude degree. It's meant for easy conversions when navigating using map coordinates. permalink fedilink source parent