Richard:
RW>If you are using old british charts... a NM is 6080 ft
RW>If you are using American charts prior to July 1 1959, a NM is 6080.2 ft
RW>If you are using an International chart, a NM is 6076.115 ft...
Yes - they all have "slightly" different values due to the
"mathematical" calculations to change imperial measure to metric
and back again....
... fortunately for people like me (who can add
2+2 three times and get five different answers,
all that calculation stuff is removed simply by
creating that simple unit called a "nautical
mile"!
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