Convert Kilometers To Meters

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Facts about Kilometer

Basic facts: A kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system, its symbol is “km”, it is equivalent to one thousand meters and 0.6214 miles. [kilo- is the SI prefix for 1000]. A slang term for the kilometer in the US, Canadian, and UK, militaries is “klick”.

History: The origin of the kilometer is related to that of the meter, and its present definition is the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The relationship between the meter and the kilometer will remain constant, although the above-mentioned definition is subject to change.

Use: Currently, it is the official unit of measurement for expressing distances between the world’s most geographical places on land. Though, there still remain some countries that mainly use the mile instead of the kilometer including the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). The UK has adopted the metric system, unlike the United States, while in the UK, the metric system is widely used in government, industry, and commerce, rests of the imperial system can still be seen in the United Kingdom’s use of miles in its road systems.

Facts about Meter

Basic facts: In Commonwealth spelling – metre, or in American spelling – meter. Metre [symbol: m] comes from the French unit mètre and from the Greek noun “measure”. Meter is the base unit of length and distance in SI [the International System of Units]. It is defined as the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 of a second. The existing definition was adopted in 1983 and changed slightly in 2002 to clarify that the metre is a measure of proper length.

History: Initially, the meter was defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole, in 1793. This changed when the international prototype metre was established as the length of a prototype meter bar [made of an alloy of 90% platinum and 10% iridium] measured at the melting point of ice, in 1793. The meter was again redefined, this time in terms of a certain number of wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86, In 1960. The existing definition of the meter is actually the same as the definition that was adopted in 1983, with slight changes due to the modification in the definition of the second.

Use: The meter is used worldwide (being the SI unit of length) in many applications such as measuring distance, height, length, width, etc. The US is one significant exception in that it mainly uses US customary units like yards, inches, feet, and miles rather meters in daily use.

How many meters in a kilometer? 

1 kilometer is equivalent to 1000 meters. Use 1000 as the factor to convert kilometers to meters. Below find some popular kilometers to meters conversion questions:

• How many meters in 2 kilometers?  2 kilometers x 1000 = 2000 number meters
• How many meters in 3 kilometers?  3 kilometers x 1000 = 3000 number meters
• How many meters in 5 kilometers?  5 kilometers x 1000 = 5000 number meters
• How many meters in 10 kilometers? 10 kilometers x 1000 = 10000 number meters
• How many meters in 20 kilometers? 20 kilometers x 1000 = 20000 number meters
• How many meters in 50 kilometers? 50 kilometers x 1000 = 50000 number meters
• How many meters in 100 kilometers? 100 kilometers x 1000 = 100000 number meters
• How many meters in 1000 kilometers? 1000 kilometers x 1000 = 1000000 number meters

Kilometers to Meters Conversion Chart

Kilometers	Meters	Kilometers	Meters	Kilometers	Meters	Kilometers	Meters
1	1000	26	26000	51	51000	76	76000
2	2000	27	27000	52	52000	77	77000
3	3000	28	28000	53	53000	78	78000
4	4000	29	29000	54	54000	79	79000
5	5000	30	30000	55	55000	80	80000
6	6000	31	31000	56	56000	81	81000
7	7000	32	32000	57	57000	82	82000
8	8000	33	33000	58	58000	83	83000
9	9000	34	34000	59	59000	84	84000
10	10000	35	35000	60	60000	85	85000
11	11000	36	36000	61	61000	86	86000
12	12000	37	37000	62	62000	87	87000
13	13000	38	38000	63	63000	88	88000
14	14000	39	39000	64	64000	89	89000
15	15000	40	40000	65	65000	90	90000
16	16000	41	41000	66	66000	91	91000
17	17000	42	42000	67	67000	92	92000
18	18000	43	43000	68	68000	93	93000
19	19000	44	44000	69	69000	94	94000
20	20000	45	45000	70	70000	95	95000
21	21000	46	46000	71	71000	96	96000
22	22000	47	47000	72	72000	97	97000
23	23000	48	48000	73	73000	98	98000
24	24000	49	49000	74	74000	99	99000
25	25000	50	50000	75	75000	100	100000

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