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2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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   240 km – width of Rwanda; 240 km – widest width of the English Channel; 400 km – width of West Virginia; 430 km – length of the Pyrenees; 450 km – length of the Grand Canyon; 500 km – widest width of Sweden from east to west; 501 km – width of Uganda; 550 km – distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles as the crow flies

3. Template:Convert - Wikipedia

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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 ...

4. Shoe - Wikipedia

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   Shoe sizes are indicated by a numerical value representing the length of the shoe, with different systems used globally. European sizes are measured in Paris Points, while the UK and American units are based on whole-number sizes spaced at one barleycorn (1/3 inch) with UK adult sizes starting at size 1 = 8 + 2 ⁄ 3 in (22.0 cm). In the US ...

5. Metric system - Wikipedia

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   The historical evolution of metric systems has resulted in the recognition of several principles. A set of independent dimensions of nature is selected, in terms of which all natural quantities can be expressed, called base quantities. For each of these dimensions, a representative quantity is defined as a base unit of measure.

6. Italian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   1 dito (a.k.a. pollico) = 36.27 mm [7] 1 oncia = 12 punti [8] 1 piede = 12 diti [7] 1 piè = 15.61 in [5] 1 braccio = 12 once = 594.94 mm [8] [9] 1 trabucco = 6 piedi [9] 1 miglio = 3000 braccii = 1784.81 m [10] 1 atomo € = 1 mm [1] 1 dito € = 1 cm [1] [7] 1 palmo € = 1 dm [1] 1 metro € = 1 m [1]

7. English units - Wikipedia

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   201.2 mm: 7.92 inches or one 100th of a chain. [15] (A modern Indian surveyor's chain has 200 mm links.) Span: 228.6 mm: Width of the outstretched hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, 3 palms = 9 inches. Foot: 304.8 mm: Prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions, the Roman foot of 11.65 inches (296 mm) was used.