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  2. Mile - Wikipedia

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    The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English feet, or 1,760 yards.

  3. League (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Although most contemporary accounts used an Arabic mile of 6 444 feet (1,964 metres), which gave a Spanish league of the degree of 25,776 feet (7,857 metres or 4.242 modern nautical miles) others defined an Arabic mile as just 6,000 feet making a Spanish league of the degree 24,000 feet (or 7,315 metres, almost exactly 3.95 modern nautical miles).

  4. Nautical mile - Wikipedia

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    A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. [2] [3] [4] Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute (⁠ 1 / 60 ⁠ of a degree) of latitude at the equator, so that Earth's polar circumference is very near to 21,600 nautical miles (that is 60 minutes × 360 degrees).

  5. How many miles do you need to walk to hit 10,000 steps? - AOL

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    There are approximately 2,000 steps in a mile, which makes 10,000 steps about 5 miles. Learn the factors that affect how many steps are in a mile.

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  7. Geographical mile - Wikipedia

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    When each equatorial degree was divided into 18 leagues, the geographical mile was equal to ⁠ 1 / 54 ⁠ degree or about 2.06 kilometres (1.28 mi); when divided into 20 leagues, the geographical mile was equal to ⁠ 1 / 60 ⁠ degree, approximating the values provided above; and when divided into 25 leagues, the geographical mile was equal ...

  8. 10,000 Steps Per Day Is A Myth—So How Much Should You Really ...

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    How Many Miles You Should Walk Per Day For Overall Well-Being. On the low end, anything above 2,200 steps (which is roughly a little over a mile, assuming that 2,000 steps is roughly one mile) ...

  9. Kos (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The British in India standardized Akbar's guz to 33 inches (840 mm), making the kos approximately 4,191 metres (13,750 ft). [2] Another conversion suggested a kos to be approximately 2 English miles. [3]