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nautical mile

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001825

A unit of distance used in marine navigation and marine forecasts. It is equal to 1.15 statue miles or 1852 meters. It is also the length of 1 minute of latitude.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001825
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsomile
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001825",
  "term": "nautical mile",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A unit of distance used in marine navigation and marine forecasts. It is equal to 1.15 statue miles or 1852 meters. It is also the length of 1 minute of latitude.",
  "see_also": [
    "mile"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/nautical-mile/"
}

Record 1,825 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.