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Kilometre

The kilometre (SI symbol: km; /ˈkɪləmiːtər/ or /kɪˈlɒmətər/), spelt kilometer in American English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for 1000). It is the preferred measurement unit to express distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable…

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imperial/US units
≈ 0.62137 mi ≈ 1093.6 yd ≈ 3280.8 ft
nautical units
≈ 0.53996 nmi
SI base units
1000 m
Symbol
km
Unit of
length
Unit system
SI

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Kilometre

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Edges26
Triples32
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
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related to history · 24
Kilometre → Although, By, Develey's, Emile, Equator, French, French Academy, French National Constituent Assembly, French National Convention, French Republic, In August, It, May, Millaire, Netherlands, North, Physique, Postal, Poste, Principes
see also · 2
Kilometre → Conversion, Square
imperial/US units · 1
Kilometre → ≈ 0.62137 mi ≈ 1093.6 yd ≈ 3280.8 ft
nautical units · 1
Kilometre → ≈ 0.53996 nmi
SI base units · 1
Kilometre → 1000 m
Symbol · 1
Kilometre → km
Unit of · 1
Kilometre → length
Unit system · 1
Kilometre → SI

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unit si length pronunciation system units metres metre prefix de symbol km 1000 stress use second preferred measurement used myriametre

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Kilometreimperial/US units≈ 0.62137 mi ≈ 1093.6 yd ≈ 3280.8 ft1.00infobox
Kilometrenautical units≈ 0.53996 nmi1.00infobox
KilometreSI base units1000 m1.00infobox
KilometreSymbolkm1.00infobox
KilometreUnit oflength1.00infobox
KilometreUnit systemSI1.00infobox
Kilometrerelated to historyBy0.60section
Kilometrerelated to historyMay0.60section
Kilometrerelated to historyFrench National Constituent Assembly0.60section
Kilometrerelated to historyFrench Academy0.60section
Kilometrerelated to historySciences0.60section
Kilometrerelated to historyIn August0.60section

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