how many kangaroo hops there are in a nautical
mile :-)

Hi all,

Contrary to the statute mile, the nautical mile has nothing to do with
the Imperial system a few countries in the world are still using since
Colonial days ;-)

The nautical mile is based on the cicrcumference of the Earth. One NM
corresponds to a one minute angle along a big circle.
It is thus easy to relate distance to latitude and longitude coordinates.

That's why every nation in the world is (and will keep) using it for
navigation by air or sea.

Regards,
Gilles Thesee
Grenoble, France
Metric since day one

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