On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 at 06:35:23 in message
, Tim Hogard
wrote:

Google claims 1 nautical mile = 6 076.11549 feet so

That's right it is the international nautical Mile,
which is exactly 1,852 metres

I am not sure if the UK nm still exists - that was 6080 ft. Does anyone
know how the UK came to have their own version? I assume it has
disappeared but I am not sure when it did.
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David CL Francis