One degree of longitude equals 0 miles on the ground at the ________.
A) Tropic of Capricorn
B) North Pole
C) Tropic of Cancer
D) Antarctic Circle
E) Arctic Circle

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One degree of longitude converges at the poles, making it the same distance regardless of how many degrees it covers. Therefore, at the North Pole, one degree of longitude equals 0 miles on the ground.

One Degree of Longitude Equals 0 Miles on the Ground