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 as ...
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A nautical measured mile is a nautical mile which is marked by two pairs of towers. A mile is measured by sailing on a given bearing and lining up the pairs ...
Jan 19, 2017 · A nautical mile is a unit of measurement defined as exactly 1852 meters (about 6,076.1 feet or 1.1508 statute miles).
1 nautical mile, = 1,852 metres (by definition) ; ≈ 6,076 feet ; ≈ 1.151 statute miles ...