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1.4.5.26. Sea mile or Nautical mile
This is the length of one minute of latitude at a place and is the unit of distance. (Sea mile is the length of one minute of latitude ; and is the principle mean of expressing distance on charts) The International Nautical mile (a sea mile) is equal to a length of 1.852 km, 1852 meters or 6080 feet. |
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