- A
nautical mile is a unit of
length used in air, marine, and
space navigation, and for the
definition of
territorial waters. Historically, it was defined...
- The knot (/nɒt/) is a unit of
speed equal to one
nautical mile per hour,
exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.151 mph or 0.514 m/s). The ISO
standard symbol...
- the
length of a
Spanish nautical league was 25,733 feet (4.235
modern nautical miles) to 21,874 feet (3.600
modern nautical miles) respectively.
Legua de...
- the
nautical mile (now 1.852 km exactly), the
Italian mile (roughly 1.852 km), and the
Chinese mile (now 500 m exactly). The
Romans divided their mile into...
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covered at high tide (such as mud flats) is
within 3
nautical miles (5.6 kilometres; 3+1⁄2
statute miles) of
permanently exposed land.
Straight baselines...
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measured mile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
nautical measured mile is a
nautical mile which is
marked by two
pairs of towers. A
mile is measured...
- The
square mile (abbreviated as sq mi and
sometimes as mi2) is an
imperial and US unit of
measure for area. One
square mile is
equal to the area of a square...
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mile is
slightly larger than the
nautical mile (which was
historically linked to the cir****ference
measured through both poles); one
geographic mile is...
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Radar mile or
radar nautical mile is an
auxiliary constant for
converting a (delay) time to the
corresponding scale distance on the
radar display. Radar...
- This
glossary of
nautical terms is an
alphabetical listing of
terms and
expressions connected with ships, shipping,
seamanship and
navigation on water...
