Nautical mile
Unit of distance (1,852 m) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters.[2][3] Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute (1/60 of a degree) of latitude at the equator. Today the international nautical mile is defined as 1,852 metres (about 6,076 ft; 1.151 mi).[4] The derived unit of speed is the knot, one nautical mile per hour.
Unit of distance (1,852 m)
| Nautical mile | |
|---|---|
| Unit of | length |
| Symbol | M, NM,[lower-alpha 1] or nmi |
| Conversions | |
| 1 M, NM,[lower-alpha 2] or nmi in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| metre | 1,852[1] |
| foot | ≈6,076 |
| statute mile | ≈1.151 |
| cable | 10 |