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code (other) symbol or abbrev. notes conversion factor/m combinations SI: gigametre: Gm Gm US spelling: gigameter: 1.0 Gm (620,000 mi) megametre: Mm Mm US spelling: megameter: 1.0 Mm (620 mi) kilometre: km km US spelling: kilometer: 1.0 km (0.62 mi) km mi; hectometre: hm hm US spelling: hectometer: 1.0 hm (330 ft) decametre: dam dam US spelling ...
There are issues about using kilometres (or "kilometers") in pages. The Manual of Style has advised to show the first amount mentioned in kilometers with the word spelled-out for the language dialect of the article ("kilometers" for U.S. English). After the first use, the word can be abbreviated as "km".
The kilometre (SI symbol: km; / ˈ k ɪ l ə m iː t ər / or / k ɪ ˈ l ɒ m ə t ər /), spelt kilometer in American and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo-being the SI prefix for 1000).
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A ruler, depicting two customary units of length, the centimeter and the inch. A unit of length refers to any arbitrarily chosen and accepted reference standard for measurement of length.
In the United States, it is computed per 100 million miles traveled, while internationally it is computed in 100 million or 1 billion kilometers traveled. According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety Volume of traffic, or vehicle miles traveled (VMT), is a predictor of crash incidence.
Length; Name of unit Symbol Definition Relation to SI units ångström: Å ≡ 1 × 10 −10 m: ≡ 0.1 nm astronomical unit: au ≡ 149 597 870 700 m ≈ Distance from Earth to Sun
Signpost/2010-03-22,New commercial Wikipedia iPhone app "Nearby" provides a map with links to geotagged Wikipedia articles in the vicinity. Signpost/2010-05-03, "The Wikimedia Foundation has updated the official "Wikipedia Mobile" iPhone app, first released in August 2009. New features include an improved layout, bookmarkable articles, and ...