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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.


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).


Km to nautical mile?

I nautical mile = 1.852 kilometres.


How many kilometres in a nautical mile?

1 nautical mile = 1.85200 kilometers


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.


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