Metric System

Kilomètre

Définition

Une unité métrique de longueur égale à 1 000 mètres ou environ 0,621371 mille.

Explication

The kilometer is the standard unit for expressing road distances and geographic measurements in metric countries. The Earth's circumference is approximately 40,075 km; the distance from New York to Los Angeles is about 4,500 km. At 100 km/h (the common highway speed limit in metric countries), a vehicle covers 1 km every 36 seconds. One kilometer equals 1,093.61 yards or 3,280.84 feet.

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