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Kilometer

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A kilometer (British spelling: kilometre) (abreviation: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 meters. It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1,094 yards or 3,281 feet.

To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (10 km (103 to 104). See also lengths of other orders of magnitude.

Distances shorter than 1 km

  • 1,000 meters is equal to:
  • 1 kilometer
  • 0.62 miles
  • 3,280 feet
  • wavelength of the highest long wave radio frequency, 300 kHz
  • side of a square of area 1 km2.

  • radius of a circle of area 3.14 km2.

  • 1,300 m -- Height of Haltitunturi, highest point in Finland

  • 1,609.344 m -- One mile
  • 1,852 m -- One nautical mile
  • 1,990 m -- Centre span of Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, longest suspension bridge in the world
  • 2,038 m -- Height of Mount Mitchell, highest point in eastern North America
  • 2,100 m -- Height of Kebnekaise, highest point in Sweden
  • 2,469 m -- Height of Galdhøpiggen, highest point in Norway
  • 3,718 m -- Height of El Teide, highest point in Spain
  • 3,776 m -- Height of Mount Fuji, highest peak in Japan
  • 4,810 m -- Height of Mont Blanc, highest peak in Europe
  • 5,895 m -- Height of Mount Kilimanjaro, highest peak in Africa
  • 5,959 m -- Height of Mount Logan, highest peak in Canada
  • 6,194 m -- Height of Mount McKinley, highest peak in North America
  • 6,959 m -- Height of Aconcagua, highest peak in South America
  • 7,500 m -- Depth of Cayman Trench, deepest point in the Caribbean Sea
  • 8,850 m -- Height of Mount Everest, highest point on Earth, in Asia
  • 10 km -- Wavelength of the lowest long wave radio frequency, 30 kHz