That would be the nautical mile. It is 2000 yards long.
The metric ton (tonne) is the most commonly used unit of measurement for a cargo ship's weight. It is a widely recognized international standard and is used in maritime transportation for calculating the weight of cargo, fuel, and other items on board.
A common unit of astronomical distance is the astronomical unit (AU), which is the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun, approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers. Another widely used unit is the light-year, the distance light travels in one year, about 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers.
Yes in the sense that they are both a unit of distance. No in the sense that a kilometre is 5/8 the length of a mile. The kilometre is a metric unit and is becoming a more widely accepted unit, as the metre is the SI unit for distance
Kilometres.
A kilometre would be the most appropriate unit.
The best unit to measure the distance from Fairbanks to Anchorage would be miles or kilometers. These units are commonly used to measure long distances between cities and are widely understood.
miles or kilometers
metre
The C.G.S unit of distance is the centimeter (cm).
It depends on the distance between the two points. If it is more than a kilometer apart then you would use kilometer. Unless you wanna do it with centimeter. It's just whatever is easier.
kilometers (millions) or AU
The most appropriate unit of length for measure the distance between Las Vegas and Los Angeles would be either miles or kilometers.