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A
nautical mile
(nmi) is the distance on the Earth's surface that subtends an angle of 1 minute (or
1
60
\frac{1}{60}
60
1
th of a degree) of the Great Circle arc measured from the centre of the Earth. A
knot
is a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.
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