Convert nautical mile (UK) to hectometer
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to hectometer [hm], or Convert hectometer to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Hectometer
1 NM (UK) = 18.53184 hm
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to hm:
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 18.53184 hm = 277.9776 hm
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Hectometer 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.
Hectometer
A hectometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 100 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "hecto-" from the Greek "hekaton" meaning hundred, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The hectometer is not a widely used unit of length in English-speaking countries. It is sometimes used in surveying and for marking distances on highways in some countries.