The radius of the globe (sphere), R = 60 cm. At latitude 60^\circN, the radius of the parallel of latitude is given by: r = R \(\times \cos(60^\circ)\) \(\cos(60^\circ) = \frac{1}{2}\) r = 60 \(\times \frac{1}{2} = 30 \text{ cm}\) The length of the parallel is the circumference of this circle: \(\text{Length} = 2\pi r = 2\pi \times 30 = 60\pi \text{ cm}\) This is the actual distance around the globe along the 60^\circN parallel.