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Length | ||||||
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system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/m | combinations |
SI | gigametre | Gm | Gm | US spelling: gigameter |
1,000,000,000 | |
megametre | Mm | Mm | US spelling: megameter |
1,000,000 | ||
kilometre | km | km | US spelling: kilometer |
1,000 |
| |
hectometre | hm | hm | US spelling: hectometer |
100 | ||
decametre | dam | dam | US spelling: dekameter |
10 | ||
metre | m | m | US spelling: meter |
1 |
| |
decimetre | dm | dm | US spelling: decimeter |
0.1 | ||
centimetre | cm | cm | US spelling: centimeter |
0.01 |
| |
millimetre | mm | mm | US spelling: millimeter |
0.001 |
| |
micrometre | μm (um, micrometre) |
µm | US spelling: micrometer |
0.000001 |
| |
nanometre | nm | nm | US spelling: nanometer |
0.000000001 | ||
non-SI metric | ångström | Å (angstrom) |
Å | 0.0000000001 | ||
Imperial & US customary |
mile | mi | mi | 1,609.344 |
| |
furlong | furlong | 201.168 | ||||
chain | chain | 20.1168 | ||||
rod | rd | rd | 5.0292 | |||
pole | pole | equivalent to a rod | 5.0292 | |||
perch | perch | equivalent to a rod | 5.0292 | |||
fathom | fathom | assumes 1 fathom ≡ 6 ft | 1.8288 | |||
yard | yd | yd | assumes the international definition | 0.9144 |
| |
foot | ft (foot) | ft | Code "foot" will show "foot" if plural. | 0.3048 |
| |
inch | in | in | 0.0254 |
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Maritime units | nautical mile | nmi | nmi | the international standard nautical mile | 1,852 | |
nautical mile | oldUKnmi (admiralty nmi) |
nmi | 6080 ft the pre-1970 British nautical mile |
1,853.184 | ||
Brnmi | (Brit) nmi | |||||
admi | nmi (admiralty) | |||||
nautical mile | oldUSnmi | nmi | 6080.2 ft the pre-1954 US nautical mile |
1,853.24496 | ||
pre1954USnmi (pre1954usnmi) |
(pre-1954 US) nmi | |||||
pre1954U.S.nmi (pre1954usnmi) |
(pre-1954 U.S.) nmi | |||||
Other | gigaparsec | Gpc | Gpc | 3.0856775813057×10 25 | ||
megaparsec | Mpc | Mpc | 3.0856775814672×10 22 | |||
kiloparsec | kpc | kpc | 3.0856775814672×10 19 | |||
parsec | pc (parsec) | pc | 3.0856775814672×10 16 | |||
gigalight-year | Gly | Gly | 9.4607304725808×10 24 | |||
megalight-year | Mly | Mly | 9.4607304725808×10 21 | |||
kilolight-year | kly | kly | 9.4607304725808×10 18 | |||
light-year | ly | ly | 9.4607304725808×10 15 | |||
astronomical unit | AU | AU | 149,597,870,700 |