Kilometre

A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres. It is approximately equal to 0.621 miles, 1094 yards or 3281 feet.

hectometre << kilometre << megametre

See also

• 1 E3 m to compare the length of a kilometre
• SI
• SI prefix
• Orders of magnitude
• light year
• parsec

External links

• Conversions of English and American length units to metric units
• Length conversions millimeters and micrometers to meters - prefixes
• Conversion calculator for units of length (Cleave Books)