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A2. YES. A nautical mile is exactly 1852m which is approx 6076 feet.
[It was defined as a 1 minute of arc at the Equator, and this used to be considered 6080 feet, but a re-determination of the length round the equator gives us the lower number.]
A land (Statute) mile is 5280 feet.
What else can I help you with?
Why is a swimming mile shorter than a land mile?
Because
What is less than one mile?
Many distances and items are less than one mile. A water bottle, 4 feet, 235 inches, 235234 centimeters, and so on.
Is a km bigger than a mile is a km bigger than a mile?
no
Is a mile greater than or less than a yard?
A mile is much greater than a yard.
Is mile greater than a kilometre?
yes a mile is greater than a kilometer
Why is a swimming mile shorter than a land mile?
Because
How do the heating of land and water different?
Land heats more rapidly and to higher temperatures than water. Land also cools more rapidly and to lower temperatures than water
How many meters more is nautical mile than a land mile?
1 Land mile = 1609.34 Meters 1 Nautical Mile = 1852 Meters The answer is 242.66 Meters
Which is greater - 1 mile or 1nautical mile?
A nautical mile is greater than a statute (land) mile. One nautical mile is equal to about 1.15 statute miles.
Are there more water than land?
Yes, there is more water than land.
What is the land area for Monaco in square miles?
Monaco has a land area of approximately 0.78 square miles.
Is a mile on land the same in the ocean?
A literal 'mile' is the same wherever you measure it. However, sailors made a measurement (who knows why?) called a nautical mile, which is longer than a mile.
What two ways are light and sound different?
sound waves are faster in water than in land, light waves are faster in land
How far did a person walk around a quarter of land?
A quarter acre of land is 2722.5 square feet, so a little more than a mile. Mile=5,280 ft.
How much more water is there than land?
There is more water on earth than land.
How much farther do you travel if you travel 1 nautical than 1 statue mile?
A nautical mile is 1.1 land miles.
Does water have more animals than land?
Land would have more species of animals than water but as far as the quantities then water would have a larger number of animals than land.
