Convert nautical mile (UK) to inch (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to inch (US survey) [in (US)], or Convert inch (US survey) to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Inch (Us Survey)
1 NM (UK) = 72959.8540802918 in (US)
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to in (US):
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 72959.8540802918 in (US) = 1094397.81120438 in (US)
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Inch (Us Survey) 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.
Inch (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey inch is a unit of length equal to 1/12 of a U.S. survey foot.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey inch is based on the U.S. survey foot, which was defined such that 1 meter is exactly 39.37 inches. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey inch was used for land surveying in the United States.