nautical mile | 1 NM; nmi | 2 NM; nmi | 3 NM; nmi | 4 NM; nmi | 5 NM; nmi | 6 NM; nmi | 7 NM; nmi | 8 NM; nmi | 9 NM; nmi | 10 NM; nmi | 11 NM; nmi | 12 NM; nmi | 13 NM; nmi | 14 NM; nmi | 15 NM; nmi | 16 NM; nmi | 17 NM; nmi | 18 NM; nmi | 19 NM; nmi | 20 NM; nmi | 21 NM; nmi | 22 NM; nmi | 23 NM; nmi | 24 NM; nmi | 25 NM; nmi | 26 NM; nmi | 27 NM; nmi | 28 NM; nmi | 29 NM; nmi | 30 NM; nmi | 31 NM; nmi | 32 NM; nmi | 33 NM; nmi | 34 NM; nmi | 35 NM; nmi | 36 NM; nmi | 37 NM; nmi | 38 NM; nmi | 39 NM; nmi | 40 NM; nmi | 41 NM; nmi | 42 NM; nmi | 43 NM; nmi | 44 NM; nmi | 45 NM; nmi | 46 NM; nmi | 47 NM; nmi | 48 NM; nmi | 49 NM; nmi | 50 NM; nmi | 51 NM; nmi | 52 NM; nmi | 53 NM; nmi | 54 NM; nmi | 55 NM; nmi | 56 NM; nmi | 57 NM; nmi | 58 NM; nmi | 59 NM; nmi | 60 NM; nmi | 61 NM; nmi | 62 NM; nmi | 63 NM; nmi | 64 NM; nmi | 65 NM; nmi | 66 NM; nmi | 67 NM; nmi | 68 NM; nmi | 69 NM; nmi | 70 NM; nmi | 71 NM; nmi | 72 NM; nmi | 73 NM; nmi | 74 NM; nmi | 75 NM; nmi | 76 NM; nmi | 77 NM; nmi | 78 NM; nmi | 79 NM; nmi | 80 NM; nmi | 81 NM; nmi | 82 NM; nmi | 83 NM; nmi | 84 NM; nmi | 85 NM; nmi | 86 NM; nmi | 87 NM; nmi | 88 NM; nmi | 89 NM; nmi | 90 NM; nmi | 91 NM; nmi | 92 NM; nmi | 93 NM; nmi | 94 NM; nmi | 95 NM; nmi | 96 NM; nmi | 97 NM; nmi | 98 NM; nmi | 99 NM; nmi | 100 NM; nmi |
earth radius | 0.0002907 R⊕ | 0.0005814 R⊕ | 0.0008721 R⊕ | 0.0011628 R⊕ | 0.0014535 R⊕ | 0.0017442 R⊕ | 0.0020348 R⊕ | 0.0023255 R⊕ | 0.0026162 R⊕ | 0.0029069 R⊕ | 0.0031976 R⊕ | 0.0034883 R⊕ | 0.0037790 R⊕ | 0.0040697 R⊕ | 0.0043604 R⊕ | 0.0046511 R⊕ | 0.0049418 R⊕ | 0.0052325 R⊕ | 0.0055232 R⊕ | 0.0058138 R⊕ | 0.0061045 R⊕ | 0.0063952 R⊕ | 0.0066859 R⊕ | 0.0069766 R⊕ | 0.0072673 R⊕ | 0.0075580 R⊕ | 0.0078487 R⊕ | 0.0081394 R⊕ | 0.0084301 R⊕ | 0.0087208 R⊕ | 0.0090115 R⊕ | 0.0093022 R⊕ | 0.0095928 R⊕ | 0.0098835 R⊕ | 0.0101742 R⊕ | 0.0104649 R⊕ | 0.0107556 R⊕ | 0.0110463 R⊕ | 0.0113370 R⊕ | 0.0116277 R⊕ | 0.0119184 R⊕ | 0.0122091 R⊕ | 0.0124998 R⊕ | 0.0127905 R⊕ | 0.0130811 R⊕ | 0.0133718 R⊕ | 0.0136625 R⊕ | 0.0139532 R⊕ | 0.0142439 R⊕ | 0.0145346 R⊕ | 0.0148253 R⊕ | 0.0151160 R⊕ | 0.0154067 R⊕ | 0.0156974 R⊕ | 0.0159881 R⊕ | 0.0162788 R⊕ | 0.0165695 R⊕ | 0.0168601 R⊕ | 0.0171508 R⊕ | 0.0174415 R⊕ | 0.0177322 R⊕ | 0.0180229 R⊕ | 0.0183136 R⊕ | 0.0186043 R⊕ | 0.0188950 R⊕ | 0.0191857 R⊕ | 0.0194764 R⊕ | 0.0197671 R⊕ | 0.0200578 R⊕ | 0.0203485 R⊕ | 0.0206391 R⊕ | 0.0209298 R⊕ | 0.0212205 R⊕ | 0.0215112 R⊕ | 0.0218019 R⊕ | 0.0220926 R⊕ | 0.0223833 R⊕ | 0.0226740 R⊕ | 0.0229647 R⊕ | 0.0232554 R⊕ | 0.0235461 R⊕ | 0.0238368 R⊕ | 0.0241275 R⊕ | 0.0244181 R⊕ | 0.0247088 R⊕ | 0.0249995 R⊕ | 0.0252902 R⊕ | 0.0255809 R⊕ | 0.0258716 R⊕ | 0.0261623 R⊕ | 0.0264530 R⊕ | 0.0267437 R⊕ | 0.0270344 R⊕ | 0.0273251 R⊕ | 0.0276158 R⊕ | 0.0279065 R⊕ | 0.0281971 R⊕ | 0.0284878 R⊕ | 0.0287785 R⊕ | 0.0290692 R⊕ |
A nautical mile is a unit of measurement defined as exactly 1852 meters (about 6,076.1 feet or 1.1508 statute miles). Historically, it was defined as one minute of latitude, which is equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree of latitude.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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nautical mile | NM; nmi | ≡ 1852 m | ≡ 1852 m | Imperial/US |
nautical miles | earth radius | nautical miles | earth radius |
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1 | ≈ 0.00029069219902684 | 4 | ≈ 0.0011627687961074 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.00043603829854026 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.0013081148956208 |
2 | ≈ 0.00058138439805368 | 5 | ≈ 0.0014534609951342 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0007267304975671 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.0015988070946476 |
3 | ≈ 0.00087207659708052 | 6 | ≈ 0.001744153194161 |
Earth radius is the distance from Earth's center to its surface, about 6,371 km (3,959 mi). This length is also used as a unit of distance, especially in astronomy and geology, where it is usually denoted by R⊕.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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earth radius | R⊕ | ≈ 6,371 km | ≈ 6,371 km | Science - Astronomy (Length) |
earth radius | nautical miles | earth radius | nautical miles |
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1 | ≈ 3440.0647948164 | 4 | ≈ 13760.259179266 |
1.5 | ≈ 5160.0971922246 | 4.5 | ≈ 15480.291576674 |
2 | ≈ 6880.1295896328 | 5 | ≈ 17200.323974082 |
2.5 | ≈ 8600.161987041 | 5.5 | ≈ 18920.35637149 |
3 | ≈ 10320.194384449 | 6 | ≈ 20640.388768898 |
nautical miles | earth radius |
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1 | ≈ 0.0002907 |
3,440.0647948 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |