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Look up kilometre or kilometer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "km" redirects here. For other uses, see KM. 1 kilometre = SI units 1000 m 1×106 mm US customary / Imperial units 0.6214 mi 3,281 ft

The kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol km1 is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in 1⁄ 299,792.458 of a second.2 It is the conventionally used measurement unit for expressing distances between geographical places in most of the world; notable exceptions are the United States and the United Kingdom where the statute mile is used.

Slang terms for kilometre include click (sometimes spelled klick or klik) and kay (or k).34 5 6

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Equivalence to other units of length 3 Visualisation 3.1 Niagara Falls (1039 m) 3.2 The Mall, London (987 m) 3.3 Kowloon – Hong Kong Crossing (1007 m) 4 International usage 4.1 United Kingdom 4.2 United States 5 Notes and references 6 See also // Pronunciation

There are two pronunciations for the word:

/ˈkɪlɵmiːtər/ KIL-o-mee-tər and /kɨˈlɒmɨtər/ ki-LOM-i-tər

The former pronunciation follows the general pattern in English whereby metric units of measurement are pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, and preserves the pronunciation of metre. It is generally preferred by the BBC, while most scientists use the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable.78 The latter pronunciation, which follows the stress pattern used for the names of measuring instruments (such as micrometer, barometer, thermometer, tachometer and speedometer), is in common usage as well. Kingsley Amis has suggested that this pronunciation (and the American spelling) be reserved for the thousand-measurer, the wall which Herodotus says Xerxes built around a thousand troops so he could count his army.9

When Australia introduced the metric system, the first pronunciation was declared official by the government's Metric Conversion Board. However, the Australian Prime Minister at the time, Gough Whitlam, insisted that the second pronunciation was the correct one because of the Greek origins of the two parts of the word.10

Equivalence to other units of length 1 kilometre = 1000 metres ≈ 0.621 statute miles11 ≈ 1094 yards12 ≈ 3,281 feet13 ≈ 0.540 nautical miles14 ≈ 6.68 × 10−9 astronomical units15 ≈ 1.057 × 10−13 light-years16 ≈ 3.24 × 10−14 parsecs Visualisation

Since the kilometre is a comparatively large unit of measure, it is best visualised in terms of prominent landmarks.

Niagara Falls from Prospect Point Niagara Falls (1039 m)

The distance between the American extremity of the Niagara Falls and the Canadian extremity is 1039 m,17 or fractionally over a kilometre. Although the length of the rim of the Canadian extremity (Horseshoe Falls is quoted as being 790 m and the rim of the American extremity American Falls as being 320 m which add up to more than 1110 m, the rim of the Horseshoe falls is far from straight, so the direct distance between the end-points is 304 m.

43°05′08″N 79°04′08″W / 43.08557°N 79.06885°W / 43.08557; -79.06885 NE extremity of American Falls 43°04′44″N 79°04′41″W / 43.07901°N 79.07798°W / 43.07901; -79.07798 SW extremity of the Horseshoe Falls

Buckingham Palace from The Mall The Mall, London (987 m)

The Mall, which leads up to Buckingham Palace, is one of London’s main tourist attractions. Immediately in front of the palace is the Victoria Memorial, erected in memory of Queen Victoria. At the opposite end is the Admiralty Arch which links The Mall to Trafalgar Square. The distance from the entrance to the Admiralty Arch to the centre of the Victoria Memorial is 987 m.17 The picture on the right is taken from about halfway down The Mall.

51°30′07″N 0°08′26″W / 51.50185°N 0.14064°W / 51.50185; -0.14064 Centre of the Victoria Memorial 51°30′24″N 0°07′44″W / 51.50671°N 0.12876°W / 51.50671; -0.12876 Entrance to the Admiralty Arch

Hong Kong - Tsim Sha Tsui Pier Kowloon – Hong Kong Crossing (1007 m)

Hong Kong Harbour boasts one of the busiest waterways in the world. Until 1970 the only way to cross the harbour was the Star Ferry which had terminals on the Kowloon peninsular and the island of Hong Kong itself. The distance that the ferry travels, as measured from passenger entrance to passenger entrance is 1007 m.17

22°17′13″N 114°09′41″E / 22.28707°N 114.16133°E / 22.28707; 114.16133 Hong Kong (Central Star Ferry Pier) 22°17′37″N 114°10′05″E / 22.29371°N 114.16803°E / 22.29371; 114.16803 Kowloon (Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier)

International usage

The United Kingdom and the United States are the only two developed countries which continue to use miles on road signs.citation needed

United Kingdom

Although road signs in the United Kingdom show distances in miles,1819 location marker posts that are used for reference purposes by road engineers and emergency services are kilometre-based.20 The advent of the mobile phone has been instrumental in the English Department for Transport authorising the use of driver location signs to convey the [kilometre-based] information of location marker posts to road users should they need to contact the emergency services.

United States

In the US, the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 prohibits the use of federal-aid highway funds to convert existing signs or purchase new signs with metric units.21 However, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices since 2000 is published in both metric and American Customary Units. (See also Metrication in the United States.)

Notes and references ^ For the purposes of compatibility with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters there is a Unicode symbol for the kilometre, ㎞, (code 339E). ^ "Brochure, HTML version". Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/. Retrieved 2009-06-22.  ^ Walshe, Cathy (18 August 2008). "Triathlon: Hewitt bubbling after top 10 finish". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympic-games/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=10527688. Retrieved 2008-10-27. "The race was four laps, and I was just counting down the k's to the end"  ^ Kuschke, Jazz (21 August 2007). "The great north (off) road". Getaway Magazine via iafrica.com. http://motoring.iafrica.com/4x4lifestyle/439909.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-27. "yet less than 10 kays down the road"  ^ "Traveling the Roads to Darwin". Enjoy Darwin. http://www.enjoy-darwin.com/roads-to-Darwin.html. Retrieved 2008-10-27. "Camooweal just over the Queensland border a further 250 k's along the road"  ^ These non-standard terms can also refer to kilometres per hour. ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3586220.ece. ^ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilometer ^ The King's English: "Kilometre"; Herodotus 7, 60 ^ http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~doswell/peeves/Discussions.html ^ One international statute mile is exactly 1.609344 kilometres. the rule-of-thumb "multiply by 8 and divide by 5" gives a conversion of 1.6, which is approximately 0.6% too low. ^ One international yard is exactly 0.0009144 kilometres. ^ One international foot is exactly 0.0003048 kilometres. ^ One nautical mile is equal to 1.852 kilometres. ^ One astronomical unit is currently accepted to be equal to 149,597,870,691 ± 30 metres. ^ A light-year is equal to 9,460,730,472,580.8 kilometres, the distance light travels through vacuum in one Julian year of 365.25 days. ^ a b c Measured on Google Earth – accessed 2010-02-10 ^ "Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 3113 - The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions". 2002-12-16. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20023113.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-12.  ^ The Council of the European Communities (2009-05-27). "Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC". http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:1980L0181:20090527:EN:PDF. Retrieved 2010-01-12.  ^ Hansard. "21 Oct 2009 : Column 1446W". http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm091021/text/91021w0002.htm#09102131001754. Retrieved 2009-11-04.  ^ "50th Anniversary of the Interstate Highway System - Frequently Asked Questions". US Department of Transport. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/faq.htm#question17. Retrieved 2007-10-12.  See also Look up kilometre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conversion of units, for comparison with other units of length Cubic kilometre Orders of magnitude (length) SI prefix Square kilometre 1 kilometre v • d • e SI units of length picometre <<< nanometre <<< micrometre <<< millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < decametre < hectometre < kilometre <<< megametre <<< gigametre
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