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Nautical mile

A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute (.

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cable
10
foot
≈ 6,076.11549
metre
1,852
statute mile
≈ 1.15078
Symbol
M, NM,[a] or nmi
Unit of
length

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Nautical mile

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples28
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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Nautical mile

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related to Unit symbol · 13
Nautical mile → Electrical, Electronics Engineers, Government Coast Pilots, Institute, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Hydrographic Organization, It, NM, Office, Sailing Directions, SI, There, United States Government Publishing
related to Similar definitions · 7
Nautical mile → Mars, Martian, North Pole, The, The Earth's, This, Using
is a · 2
Nautical mile → arcminute of a meridian at a latitude of 45, unit of length used in air
cable · 1
Nautical mile → 10
foot · 1
Nautical mile → ≈ 6,076.11549
metre · 1
Nautical mile → 1,852
statute mile · 1
Nautical mile → ≈ 1.15078
Symbol · 1
Nautical mile → M, NM,[a] or nmi
Unit of · 1
Nautical mile → length

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mile nautical degree latitude 60 length miles one international equator unit metres arcminute used defined feet meridian circumference ft definition

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Nautical milecable101.00infobox
Nautical milefoot≈ 6,076.115491.00infobox
Nautical milemetre1,8521.00infobox
Nautical milestatute mile≈ 1.150781.00infobox
Nautical mileSymbolM, NM,[a] or nmi1.00infobox
Nautical mileUnit oflength1.00infobox
Nautical mileis aunit of length used in air0.90text
Nautical mileis aarcminute of a meridian at a latitude of 450.90text
Nautical milerelated to Similar definitionsThe0.60section
Nautical milerelated to Similar definitionsNorth Pole0.60section
Nautical milerelated to Similar definitionsThe Earth's0.60section
Nautical milerelated to Similar definitionsUsing0.60section

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