Convert nautical mile (UK) to foot
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to foot [ft], or Convert foot to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Foot
1 NM (UK) = 6080 ft
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to ft:
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 6080 ft = 91200 ft
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Foot Conversion Table
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Nautical Mile (Uk)
The UK nautical mile, or Admiralty mile, was defined as 6,080 feet.
History/Origin
The British Admiralty defined its nautical mile as a thousandth of an imperial nautical mile. The UK adopted the international nautical mile of 1,852 meters in 1970.
Current Use
The UK nautical mile is an obsolete unit.
Foot
A foot is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. A foot was defined as exactly 0.3048 meters in 1959. One foot contains 12 inches, and one yard is comprised of three feet.
History/Origin
The foot has been used as a unit of measurement in many different cultures, including Ancient Greece and Rome, and the length has varied from country to country and even from city to city. The name is said to be based on the average length of a man's foot.
Current Use
The foot is a primary unit of length in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada for many everyday applications. In the US, feet and inches are commonly used to measure height, shorter distances, field length (sometimes in the form of yards), etc.