Sometimes it is known as one minute of latitude. For instance, one degree of latitude is 60 nautical miles and a "quadrangle" map projecting 7.5 minutes shows a rectangle about 7.5 nautical miles (minutes) high and about 2/3 of that wide.
A Nautical Mile is also known as a Sea Mile.
1 nautical mile = approximately 1.151 miles.One mile = 5280 feetOne nautical mile = 6000 feetSo one nautical mile = 1.1363636 miles6000 ÷ 5280 = 1.13636361 nautical mile=1.15077945 milesThe formula is one land mile equals approximately .868 air miles.Air miles are also called nautical miles.
A sea mile is also called a nautical mile. 1 Kilometer = 0.539956803455724 Nautical Miles
a nautical mile is 1.852 km and a mile is (statute)1.609344 km so a mile is bigger than a nautical mile
I got to this answer after checking in Wikipedia. One nautical mile is equal to 1852 metres Also, 1609.344 metres make one mile, THEREFORE, 1 nautical mile = 1.1507 miles
a nautical mile is also know a "a knot". It is equal to one 60th of a degree of latitude. So a degree equals 60 nautical miles.
1 nautical mile = 6,076.1155 feet.
1 nautical mile = 1.85200 kilometers 1 nautical mile = 1.15077945 mile
Nautical mile is usually designated by nmi. An international nautical mile is defined as 1852 meters.
I nautical mile = 1.852 kilometres.
1 nautical mile = 1.85200 kilometers
1 mi = .868976 nautical mile