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Is a nautical mile the same distance as a mile?

No The Nautical mile is larger and is used in the math for navigation by the stars and sun. Still used by mariners world wide.


What is bigger a mile or a nautical mile?

a nautical mile is 1.852 km and a mile is (statute)1.609344 km so a mile is bigger than a nautical mile


What is longer a nautical or land mile?

A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of latitude along any meridian. It is a non-SI unit used especially by navigators in the shipping and aviation industries. It is 1,852 meters or about 6,076 feet.


How many feet in a nautical mile?

1 nautical mile = 6,076.1155 feet.


How much is1 nautical mile?

1 nautical mile = 1.85200 kilometers 1 nautical mile = 1.15077945 mile


How can you differentiate statute mile and nautical mile?

Nautical mile is usually designated by nmi. An international nautical mile is defined as 1852 meters.


Km to nautical mile?

I nautical mile = 1.852 kilometres.


How many kilometres in a nautical mile?

1 nautical mile = 1.85200 kilometers


What is a knot or nautical mile?

A knot is a unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, used especially of ships, aircraft, and winds. A nautical mile is a unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to approximately 2,025 yards (1,852 m).


What is Another name for a nautical mile?

A Nautical Mile is also known as a Sea Mile.


Which is longer a nautical mile or statute mile?

1 mi = .868976 nautical mile


How many meters are in a nautical mile?

1 nautical mile = approximately 1.151 miles.One mile = 5280 feetOne nautical mile = 6000 feetSo one nautical mile = 1.1363636 miles6000 ÷ 5280 = 1.13636361 nautical mile=1.15077945 milesThe formula is one land mile equals approximately .868 air miles.Air miles are also called nautical miles.