Everything I find about units of measurement are either on a smaller scale up to a mile (or kilometer, depending on the source), then it jumps up to cosmic scales, what's in between?
2007-06-21 17:39:05 · 5 answers · asked by n eop iter 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A Nautical Mile is 1.151 Miles. Bigger than a Mile but smaller than a League.
2007-06-21 19:05:17 · answer #1 · answered by DANIEL P R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Had to give Doctor J a thumbs up for not only knowing a league is longer than a mile, but for knowing it's really used as a measure of distance across something [like miles or kilometers] and not for a measure of depth [like fathoms]. People are so annoying when they say the book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" implies Nemo took the Nautilus to a depth of 20,000 leagues. Not going to happen in any ocean on this planet.
2007-06-21 18:49:28 · answer #2 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutly nothing. thats whats great about measurment. anything longer than a mile is too big for measurements on earth and too small to mearsure distances in space untill you hit like light year or something.
you might be able to find one of those measurements that no ones ever heard of before like the "kinutson"
2007-06-21 18:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by Glen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i thought a kilomenter was more then a mile, because if there was something that was more why would they use miles and kilometers to measure the distance to the moon, sorry that wasnt much help i know
2007-06-21 17:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
League - about 3 miles according to my dictionary.
2007-06-21 17:47:15 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋