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Conversions Table
Equivalent of 17 Mile: |
27358856.464174 Millimeter |
2735885.6464174 Centimeter |
27358.856464174 Meter |
27.358856464174 Kilometer |
1077120.9148802 Inch |
89764.408058954 Foot |
29930.588971806 Yard |
14.773782490654 Nautical Mile |
Mile / Centimeter Units Definition
Mile
Mile was a Roman route measurement, which was worth a thousand paces (1,481.5 m).International unit of measurement for distances in air or sea navigation corresponding to the distance between two points on Earth with the same longitude and whose latitudes differ by one minute. (The mile is conventionally worth 1,852 m, except in Commonwealth countries, where it is worth 1,853.18 m.) [It is also called a nautical mile or nautical mile.]In Canada, an old unit of measurement for distances, equivalent to the British mile (approximately 1,609 m).
Centimeter
The centimeter is in common popular use: it allows to represent in a simple way dimensions of human size (less than the meter).In the scientific field, we prefer the meter (base unit of the International System) or the millimeter (widely used in mechanics) to represent lengths of these orders of magnitude.