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Kilometre

The kilometre (SI symbol: km; /ˈkɪləmiːtər/ or /kɪˈlɒmətər/), spelt kilometer in American English and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for 1000). It is the preferred measurement unit to express distances between geographical places on land in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the United Kingdom where the statute mile is used.

"km" redirects here. For other uses, see KM (disambiguation).

kilometre

SI

length

km

   1000 m

   0.62137 mi
 1093.6 yd
 3280.8 ft

   0.53996 nmi

The abbreviation km is commonly used to represent kilometre. The abbreviation Km is not recommended by the BIPM.[1][2] A slang term for the kilometre in the US, UK, and Canadian militaries is klick.[3]

for comparison with other units of length

Conversion of units

Cubic metre

Metric prefix

Mileage

Odometer

Orders of magnitude (length)

Square kilometre

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