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International nautical mile

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002015

A unit of length used in marine and aeronautical navigation, defined as exactly 1,852 meters. It is based on the average length of one minute of arc of latitude, though the modern definition is fixed. This unit is commonly used for offshore distances and territorial waters in the oil and gas industry.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002015
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeneral Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002015",
  "term": "International nautical mile",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A unit of length used in marine and aeronautical navigation, defined as exactly 1,852 meters. It is based on the average length of one minute of arc of latitude, though the modern definition is fixed. This unit is commonly used for offshore distances and territorial waters in the oil and gas industry.",
  "subject": "General Terms",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/international-nautical-mile/"
}

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