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Conversion of 16 Foot to Nautical Mile


16 ft is equivalent to 0.0026333434928375 Nautical Mile

Conversions Table


Equivalent of 16 Foot:

4876.5620237732 Millimeter
487.65620237732 Centimeter
4.8765620237732 Meter
0.0048765620237732 Kilometer
191.99073453215 Inch
0.003030154221274 Mile
5.3349588540079 Yard
0.0026333434928375 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.