What is a nautical mile? How many kilometers does it equal and what is its origin?
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A nautical mile was originally equal to 1 minute of arc along the equator. i.e. equatorial circumference equal to 21600 nautical miles. Conversion formula is available at http://en.wikipedia.com
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Kilometer is the answer. Kilo is a prefix that stands for 1000, and you know what a meter is. So a kilometer is 1000 meters.
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5585km.....3470 miles......3016 nautical miles
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1,000,000,000,000km\n621,371,192,237miles
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1609.344 meters = 1 mile\n5,608 meters = 3.484649646066969 miles
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A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the planet Earth. If you were to cut the Earth in half at the equator, you could pick up one of the halves and look at the equator as a circle. You could divide that circle into 360 degrees. You could then divide a degree into 60 minutes. A minute of arc on the planet Earth is 1 nautical mile. This unit of measurement is used by all nations for air and sea travel.
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220 yards or one eighth of a mile in British Imperial Units. The term originally meant the length of the furrow in a common field. The field being defined as a square containing 10 acres. An acre itself being a measurement which varied in time and place. The furlong was regarded as the equivalent to the Roman 'stadium' or one eighth of a Roman mile. Adopted for horse racing in 18th century when shorter 'flat' racing became popular.
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depends what you mean by normal, and ship..........most merchant ships going about their business do 18-25 knots \n( nautical miles per hour)..a cruise ship might loaf along at 14 but be capable of 25......a warship will cruise at typically 15 knots for gretest possible range, but can do 35-40......\n\nand for conversions, see the previous question in "nautical"
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8470 miles (13632 km) (7361 nautical miles)
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1 mile = 1.61 kilometers\n\nSo just divide 1.61 into 200 to find your answer.
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History and convenience.\n\nBefore calculators, decimal fractions were troublesome.  360 could be divided by many values using simple fractions.  A nautical mile is one minute (1/60th of a degree) of latitude.  The 24-hour day can be divided into time zones by 15 degree bands.
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While it originated in France, the metric system is based on easily observable phenomena in nature (the meter is a certain number of wavelengths of light, the kilogram is the weight of a certain amount of pure water, etc.) so there is no longer any need to keep a "standard meter bar of platinum" or a "standard kilogram at sea level" anywhere.
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the number of km is always more than equal length in miles.\n\nThe conversion is 0.62137 miles to the kilometer.\n\nSo 10.5 km times 0.62137 miles per km you get 6.524 miles
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5 km = 3.10686 miles :)
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1 kilometer = 0.621371192 miles
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Your compass is actually divided into mils, not miles.  Your compass must be a military style compass as mils is a unit that the military uses.  It is an abbreviation for a milliradian.  The NATO definition of a milliradian is 1/6400 of circle, thus the 64 on your compass.\n\nThere are 17.78 mils to a degree.  To convert to degrees, you will need to divide the mils by 17.78.
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Its spelt 'klick' and it is a common military term meaning kilometre (or sometimes kilometres per hour). Its use became popular among soldiers in Vietnam during the 1960s, although veterans of the war recall its usage as early as the 1950s. Its origin is sometimes linked with the Australian Army in Korea.