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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.
≈ 1 hour walk, Currently defined in US as 3 Statute miles, [3] but historically varied from 2 to 9 km ≈ 4828 m: light-day: ≡ 24 light-hours ≡ 2.590 206 837 12 × 10 13 m: light-hour: ≡ 60 light-minutes ≡ 1.079 252 8488 × 10 12 m: light-minute: ≡ 60 light-seconds ≡ 1.798 754 748 × 10 10 m: light-second: ≡ Distance light ...
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Converts measurements to other units. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Value 1 The value to convert. Number required From unit 2 The unit for the provided value. Suggested values km2 m2 cm2 mm2 ha sqmi acre sqyd sqft sqin km m cm mm mi yd ft in kg g mg lb oz m/s km/h mph K C F m3 cm3 mm3 L mL cuft ...
The myriametre (mym) is a unit of distance equal to ten kilometres (10 km). The hebdometre is a unit of distance equal to ten megametres (10 Mm). The spat (S) is a unit of distance equal to one terametre (1 Tm).
mile: 5,000 pedes 1.48 km 4,854 ft 0.919 mi 1000 passus or 8 stadia leuga leuca (Gallic) league: 7,500 pedes 2.22 km 7,281 ft 1.379 mi Except where noted, based on Smith (1851). [2] English and metric equivalents are approximate, converted at 1 pes = 0.9708 English feet and 296 mm respectively.
Li or ri (Chinese: 里, lǐ, or 市里, shìlǐ), also known as the Chinese mile, [citation needed] is a traditional Chinese unit of distance. The li has varied considerably over time but was usually about one third of an English mile and now has a standardized length of a half- kilometer (500 meters or 1,640 feet or 0.311 miles ).
The Swedish mile was standardised as 36,000 Swedish feet or 10.6884 kilometres (6.6415 miles) in 1649; before that it varied by province from about 6 to 14.485 km. [43] Before metrication, the Norwegian mile was 11.298 kilometres (7.020 miles).