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Standard measure |
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| 1 mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet |
1 kilometers = 1000 metres |
| 1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches |
1 metre = 1000 millimetres |
| 1 rod = 5.5 yards = 16.5 feet |
1 metre = 10 decimetres |
| 1 hand = 4 inches |
1 decimetre = 10 centimetres |
| 1 span = 9 inches |
1 centimetre = 10 millimetres |
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| 1 light year = 5 878 500 000 000 miles |
1 light year = 9 465 000 000 000 000 metres |
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Nautical measure |
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| 1 mile = 8 furlongs = 80 chains |
1 league = 3 nautical miles |
| 1 furlong = 10 chains = 220 yards |
1 degree (@ equator) = 60 nautical miles |
| 1 chain = 4 rods = 22 yards = 100 links |
1 degree (@ equator) = 60 nautical miles |
| 1 link = 7.92 inches |
120 fathoms = 1 cable |
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1 fathom = 2 yards = 6 feet |
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Conversion factors |
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1 mile = 1.6093 kilometres : 1 kilometre = 0.62139 miles |
1 yard = 0.9144 metres : 1 metre = 1.0936 yards |
1 foot = 0.3048 metres : 1 metre = 3.2808 feet |
1 inch = 25.4 millimetres : 1 millimetre = 0.03937 inches |
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