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DISTANCE

1 Statute Mile = 1.603 Kilometres (km)
1 Nautical Mile (nm) = 1.8532 Kilometres (km)
1 Metre (m) = 3.28 Feet (ft)
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 inch (") = 2.54 Centimetres (cm)
1 Knot (1 nm/hr) = 1.15 miles/hr
1 Knot (1 nm/hr) = 1.8532 km/hr
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WEIGHT

ONE LITRE OF WATER WEIGHS 1 KILOGRAM A litre of liqiud with a specific gravity of 0.72 weighs 0.72 kg

1 kg = 2.2 lbs