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Old 28th January 2011 | 03:49
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GreenKnight121
 
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From: by the Great Salt Lake, USA
Knots (kts) = nautical miles per hour (nmph).
1 nautical mile = 6,000 feet.

1 statute (land) mile = 5,280 feet.
MPH = statute miles per hour

1 mile = .88 nmile

None of this has anything to do with the metric system.



KPH = kilometers per hour
1 kilometer 3,281 feet .62 mile .547 nmile
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