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0 pointsubernostrum9y ago0 comments

To be fair:

1. The nautical mile is an SI derived unit, now fixed at 1852 meters.

2. It's a more useful unit than the kilometer for long-distance navigation due to its historical definition in terms of arc along a line of latitude making it easy to work with on charts.

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_delirium9y ago

The foot is nowadays SI-derived in that sense also, fixed at 0.3048 meters.

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0 pointsubernostrum9y ago0 comments

To be fair:

1. The nautical mile is an SI derived unit, now fixed at 1852 meters.

2. It's a more useful unit than the kilometer for long-distance navigation due to its historical definition in terms of arc along a line of latitude making it easy to work with on charts.

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_delirium9y ago

The foot is nowadays SI-derived in that sense also, fixed at 0.3048 meters.

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