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2006-11-28 00:37:18 · 2 answers · asked by damodharan c 1 in Travel Caribbean Other - Caribbean

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Nautical Mile (mile in ocean):
The nautical mile was historically defined as a minute of arc along a meridian of the Earth. It can therefore be used for approximate measures on a meridian as change of latitude on a nautical chart.

The derived unit of speed is the knot, defined as one nautical mile per hour.

One nautical mile converts to:
1.852 km (exact)
1.150779 mile (statute)
2025.372 yard
6076.1155 feet

International mile (mile on land) :
It converts to in international units as:
1609.344 m
1.6093 km

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2006-11-28 00:40:22 · answer #1 · answered by Aqua 4 · 0 0

the difference is 780 feet.

2006-11-28 13:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 1 0

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