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    How many kilometers in a mile?

    Question #42494. Asked by Tadpole Angel. (Dec 19 03 12:10 AM)


    griffinj

    		1 mile = 1,609.344 meters.

    Dec 19 03, 12:17 AM
    Gnomon

    		griffinj is right! The mile is actually defined as exactly 1609.344 metres.

    Dec 19 03, 2:21 AM
    Samturne

    		The question was "how many kilometers in a mile?"

    1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilometre

    [Link added -- Zb]

    Jun 05 08, 4:56 PM
    papieros

    		That's right, there are 1,609.344 meters in 1 statute mile.

    To get more conversions you can use one of many converters online, for example:
    http://www.unitarium.com/length

    May 10 09, 1:48 PM

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