Kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres. It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places on land in most of the world.
The kilometer, or kilometre, is a multiple of the meter, which is the SI base unit for length. In the metric system, "kilo" is the prefix for 103.
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It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1094 yards or 3281 feet.
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Centimeters (cm) | {{cm}} |
Decimeters (mm) | {{dm}} |
Feet (ft) | {{ft}} |
Inches (in) | {{inc}} |
Meter (m) | {{m}} |
Miles (mi) | {{mi}} |
Millimeter (mm) | {{mm}} |
Yards (yd) | {{yd}} |
Other Units | |
Chains (ch) | {{ch}} |
Furlongs (fur) | {{fur}} |
International Nautical Miles(nmi) | {{nmi}} |
Lightyears (ly) | {{ly}} |
Parsecs (pc) | {{pc}} |
UK Nautical Miles(UKnmi) | {{UKnmi}} |