kilometer to nautical mile (UK)
Please provide values below to convert kilometer [km] to nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)], or change ↔.
kilometer [km]
Definition: A kilometer is a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters.
Historyandorigin: Derived from the meter, the kilometer was introduced in the late 18th century as part of the metric system.
CurrentUse: It is commonly used to measure long distances, such as between cities.
funfact: The prefix 'kilo-' comes from the Greek word 'khilioi,' meaning 'thousand.'
nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)]
Definition: A nautical mile is a unit of length used in navigation, equal to 1.853 kilometers.
Historyandorigin: It was historically defined as one minute of latitude.
CurrentUse: It is used in navigation and aviation.
funfact: The nautical mile is used to measure distances at sea and in the air.
kilometer [km] to nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] Conversion Table
| 1 kilometer [km] | 0.5396118248 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 2 kilometer [km] | 1.0792236497 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 3 kilometer [km] | 1.6188354745 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 5 kilometer [km] | 2.6980591242 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 10 kilometer [km] | 5.3961182484 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 50 kilometer [km] | 26.980591242 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 100 kilometer [km] | 53.961182484 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 1000 kilometer [km] | 539.61182484 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 10000 kilometer [km] | 5396.1182484 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 100000 kilometer [km] | 53961.182484 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
| 1000000 kilometer [km] | 539611.82484 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] |
How to Convert kilometer to nautical mile (UK)
1 kilometer [km] = 0.5396118248 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)]
1 nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] = 1.853184 kilometer [km]
we use cross multiplication method
kilometer [km] → nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)]
1 → 0.5396118248
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.5396118248=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.8094177373