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Mile Nautical Mile
Kilometers:1 mile = 1.609 km1 nautical mile = 1.852 km
Miles:1 mile = 1 mile1 nautical mile = 1.151 mi
Yards:1 mile = 1,760 yd1 nautical mile = 2025.372 yd
Feet:1 mile = 5,280 ft1 nautical mile = 6076.115 ft
Metres:1 mile = 1609.344 m1 nautical mile = 1852 m
Inches:1 mile = 63,360 in1 nautical mile = 72,913 in

While mile is a unit of distance on land, a nautical mile is used to measure distances at sea.

1 nautical mile = 1.151 mi

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who knew? I always thought it was the same... DUH.
- by 173.170.177.31 on 2009-07-19 16:13:28
why can't they be the same thing???
- by 134.173.94.121 on 2009-03-24 03:46:35