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  2. Energy efficiency in transport - Wikipedia

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    A 68 kg (150 lb) person walking at 4 km/h (2.5 mph) requires approximately 210 kilocalories (880 kJ) of food energy per hour, which is equivalent to 4.55 km/MJ. [15] 1 US gal (3.8 L) of petrol contains about 114,000 British thermal units (120 MJ) [52] of energy, so this is approximately equivalent to 360 miles per US gallon (0.65 L/100 km).

  3. 4.1 Miles - Wikipedia

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    4.1 Miles is a 2016 short documentary film about a Hellenic Coast Guard captain on the Greek island of Lesbos charged with the task of saving thousands of migrants crossing the Aegean Sea [1] during the European migrant crisis.

  4. Mile - Wikipedia

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    The "old English mile" of the medieval and early modern periods varied but seems to have measured about 1.3 international miles (2.1 km). [17] [18] The old English mile varied over time and location within England. [18] The old English mile has also been defined as 79,200 or 79,320 inches (1.25 or 1.2519 statute miles). [19]

  5. Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] Miles per gallon equivalent cost for alternate fuel can be calculated with a simple conversion to the conventional mpg (miles per gallon, miles/gal). See conversion to MPG by cost below. The MPGe metric was introduced in November 2010 by EPA in the Monroney sticker of the Nissan Leaf electric car and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.

  6. Earth radius - Wikipedia

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    Earth radius (denoted as R 🜨 or R E) is the distance from the center of Earth to a point on or near its surface. Approximating the figure of Earth by an Earth spheroid (an oblate ellipsoid), the radius ranges from a maximum (equatorial radius, denoted a) of nearly 6,378 km (3,963 mi) to a minimum (polar radius, denoted b) of nearly 6,357 km (3,950 mi).

  7. Knot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The knot (/ n É’ t /) is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.151 mph or 0.514 m/s). [1] [2] The ISO standard symbol for the knot is kn. [3]

  8. Frequent-flyer program - Wikipedia

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    United MileagePlus cards. A frequent-flyer programme (FFP) is a loyalty program offered by an airline.. Many airlines have frequent-flyer programmes designed to encourage airline customers enrolled in the programme to accumulate points (also called miles, kilometers, or segments) which may then be redeemed for air travel or other rewards.

  9. Highway location marker - Wikipedia

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    On the left side the progressive distance from the location of origin of the motorway is indicated (i.e. that we are at kilometer 24 from the starting point of the motorway), on the right side it indicates the distance of the exit for the indicated location (i.e. that there are 4 km or 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles to get to the exit for Piacenza).