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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The megametre (SI symbol: Mm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1 000 000 meters (10 6 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths starting at 10 6 m (1 Mm or 1,000 km).

  3. List of world records in masters athletics - Wikipedia

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    Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...

  4. 5000 metres - Wikipedia

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    The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to 3 miles 188 yards or 16,404 feet 2 inches. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics , run over 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 laps of a standard 400 m track, or 25 laps on an indoor 200 m track.

  5. List of torpedoes by name - Wikipedia

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    Diameter:21 in (530 mm) Length:197 in (5,000 mm) Weight:1,500 lb (680 kg) 200 lb (91 kg) wet guncotton: Vertical turbine wheel: 27 kn (50 km/h) for 4,000 yd (3.7 km) Bliss-Leavitt Mark 2 US: 1905-1922: Submarine/ surface: Diameter:21 in (530 mm) Length:197 in (5,000 mm) Weight:1,500 lb (680 kg) 200 lb (91 kg) wet guncotton: Turbine (contra ...

  6. Metric prefix - Wikipedia

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    For example, 5 km is treated as 5000 m, which allows all quantities based on the same unit to be factored together even if they have different prefixes. A prefix symbol attached to a unit symbol is included when the unit is raised to a power. For example, 1 km 2 denotes 1 km × 1 km = 10 6 m 2, not 10 3 m 2.

  7. Units of measurement in transportation - Wikipedia

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    kilometre (km) or kilometer is a metric unit used, outside the US, to measure the length of a journey; the international statute mile (mi) is used in the US; 1 mi = 1.609344 km; nautical mile is rarely used to derive units of transportation quantity.

  8. Search underway for Michigan woman, 66, who disappeared ... - AOL

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    An active search is underway for a 66-year-old Michigan woman who disappeared from a popular tourist hot spot during a trip to the Grand Canyon more than a week ago, officials said.

  9. Mile - Wikipedia

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    The Romans divided their mile into 5,000 pedēs ... (5,000 feet) or 1.524 km. [20] Statute ... The metric system was introduced in the Netherlands in 1816, and the ...