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April 17th 20, 08:04 AM
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90 degrees off topic...
A nautical mile actually measures 6076', not 6080.
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April 17th 20, 11:13 PM
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According to Wikipedia..... The length of the internationally agreed nautical mile is 1852 m. The US adopted the international definition in 1954, having previously used the US nautical mile (1853.248 m). The UK adopted the international nautical mile definition in 1970, having previously used the UK Admiralty nautical mile (6080 ft or 1853.184 m). Colin
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