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  2. Horizon - Wikipedia

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    For an observer standing on a hill or tower 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level, the horizon is at a distance of 36 kilometres (22 mi). For an observer standing on the roof of the Burj Khalifa, 828 metres (2,717 ft) from ground, and about 834 metres (2,736 ft) above sea level, the horizon is at a distance of 103 kilometres (64 mi).

  3. Radar horizon - Wikipedia

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    Without taking into account the refraction through the atmosphere, the radar horizon would be the geometrical distance from the radar to the horizon only taking into account the height of the radar above sea-level, and the radius of the earth (approximately 6.4·10 3 km):

  4. Nautical mile - Wikipedia

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    A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. [2] [3] [4] Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute (⁠ 1 / 60 ⁠ of a degree) of latitude at the equator, so that Earth's polar circumference is very near to 21,600 nautical miles (that is 60 minutes × 360 degrees).

  5. Line-of-sight propagation - Wikipedia

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    If the height h is given in feet, and the distance d in statute miles, d ≈ 1.23 ⋅ h {\displaystyle d\approx 1.23\cdot {\sqrt {h}}} R is the radius of the Earth, h is the height of the ground station, H is the height of the air station d is the line of sight distance

  6. Visibility - Wikipedia

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    At sea level, the Rayleigh atmosphere has an extinction coefficient of approximately 13.2 × 10 −6 m −1 at a wavelength of 520 nm. This means that in the cleanest possible atmosphere, visibility is limited to about 296 km. Visibility perception depends on several physical and visual factors.

  7. ‘Like going to the moon’: Why this is the world’s most ...

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    At around 600 miles wide and up to 6,000 meters (nearly four miles) deep, the Drake is objectively a vast body of water. To us, that is. To the planet as a whole, less so.

  8. 3,000 Miles in a Tiny Boat on the High Seas: Surviving the ...

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    Turning 10 percent of the seawater flowing through the membrane into drinking water and releasing 90 percent as salty brine, the electric machine can produce 20 to 30 liters per hour of operation ...

  9. Box office: Kevin Costner's 'Horizon' gamble grosses soft ...

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    Kevin Costner's risky "Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1" made only $800,000 in previews, while "A Quiet Place: Day One" brought in a promising $6.8 million.