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What Is A Nautical Mile? What Is A Knot?

A nautical mile is a unit used in measuring distances at sea, air and space travel.  A nautical mile is 1,852 meters, or 1.852 kilometres. In the English measurement system, a nautical mile is 1.1508 miles, or 6,076 feet. A nautical mile is based on the circumference of ...
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