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Kilometre

A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (abreviation: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres. It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1 094 yards or 3 281 feet.

See 1 E3 m to compare the length of a kilometre.

See also: SI, metre, SI prefix, Orders of magnitude, light year, parsec

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