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Navigation & geography

nautical milenmi

The international nautical mile of 1,852 m.

Dimension
length
Canonical signature
L
System
nautical
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 nmi = 1,852 m
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Adopted at the 1929 Monaco hydrographic conference; one arcminute of latitude on the 1852 m definition.
Aliases
NM, nautical miles, NMI

Same dimension

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 nmi = 1,852 m

Exact relationship

10 nmi = 18,520 m

Exact relationship