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To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (10³ to 10⁴ m). See also lengths of other orders of magnitude.

• Distances shorter than 1 km
• 1,000 metres is equal to:
  • 1 kilometre
  • 0.62 miles
  • 3,280 feet
  • wavelength of the highest long wave radio frequency, 300 kHz
  • side of a square of area 1 km².
  • radius of a circle of area 3.14 km².
• 1,300 m -- Height of Haltitunturi, highest point in Finland
• 1,609.344 m -- One mile
• 1,852 m -- One nautical mile
• 1,990 m -- Centre span of Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, longest suspension bridge in the world
• 2,100 m -- Height of Kebnekaise[?], highest point in Sweden
• 2,469 m -- Height of Galdhøpiggen, highest point in Norway
• 4,810 m -- Height of Mont Blanc, highest peak in Europe
• 5,895 m -- Height of Mount Kilimanjaro, highest peak in Africa
• 6,194 m -- Height of Mount McKinley, highest peak in North America
• 7,500 m -- Depth of Cayman Trench[?], deepest point in the Caribbean Sea
• 8,848 m -- Height of Mount Everest, highest point on Earth, in Asia
• 10 km -- Wavelength of the lowest long wave radio frequency, 30 kHz
• Distances longer than 10 km

See also conversion of units.

External link

Conversion Calculator for Units of LENGTH (http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccleng.htm)

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