Kilometre

A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres. It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1094 yards or 3281 feet.

Slang terms for kilometre include "klick" (or "click") and "kay". ("Click" is also used for kilometres per second.)

hectometre << kilometre << megametre

See also

• 1 E3 m to compare the length of a kilometre
• SI
• SI prefix
• Orders of magnitude
• light year
• parsec

External links

• Conversions of English and American length units to metric units (http://www.sengpielaudio.com/ConvLeng.htm)
• Length conversions millimetres and micrometres to metres - prefixes (http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-millimeter.htm)

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