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29th January 2011 | 00:35

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Brian Abraham

Joined: Aug 2003

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From: Sale, Australia

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None of this has anything to do with the metric system

The nautical mile now days (since 1929) is actually defined in metric terms, being 1,852 metres, which in turn equates to 6,076.1155 feet.

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