Kilometre
Unit of length equal to 1,000 metres / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The kilometre (SI symbol: km; /ˈkɪləmiːtər/ or /kɪˈlɒmətər/), spelt kilometer in American English and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for 1000). It is the preferred measurement unit to express distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the United Kingdom where the statute mile is used.
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kilometre | |
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Unit system | SI |
Unit of | length |
Symbol | km |
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1 km in ... | ... is equal to ... |
SI base units | 1000 m |
imperial/US units | 0.62137 mi 1093.6 yd 3280.8 ft |
nautical units | 0.53996 nmi |
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The abbreviation km is commonly used to represent kilometre. The abbreviation Km is not recommended by the BIPM.[1][2] A slang term for the kilometre in the US, UK, and Canadian militaries is klick.[3]