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Conversion of 15 Foot to Nautical Mile


15 ft is equivalent to 0.0024687595245352 Nautical Mile

Conversions Table


Equivalent of 15 Foot:

4571.7768972874 Millimeter
457.17768972874 Centimeter
4.5717768972874 Meter
0.0045717768972874 Kilometer
179.9913136239 Inch
0.0028407695824444 Mile
5.0015239256324 Yard
0.0024687595245352 Nautical Mile

Foot / Nautical Mile Units Definition


Foot
The foot is a unit of length of approximately 30 centimeters, corresponding to the length of a human foot of approximately size 45.In Antiquity, the foot was regularly divided into sixteen fingers or four palms. The Roman foot was 29.64 cm.Since the Middle Ages, the foot was also divided by twelve, which gave the inch. The foot of the King of France was 32.48 cm (size 48¾) and the Anglo-Saxon foot is 30.48 cm.
Nautical Mile
The nautical mile (symbol Ma, NMb, nm, nmi or Nqc) is a unit of measurement of length used in maritime and air navigation, equal by convention to 1,852 metersd, Although not part of the International System of Units, the nautical mile is linked to it since it is defined in relation to the meter2. Historically, it has the average value of a minute of latitude of an arc of a meridian, i.e. 1,851.85 m, which has been rounded by convention to 1,852 m3.