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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

KilometersMetersKilometersMetersKilometersMetersKilometersMeters
11000262600051510007676000
22000272700052520007777000
33000282800053530007878000
44000292900054540007979000
55000303000055550008080000
66000313100056560008181000
77000323200057570008282000
88000333300058580008383000
99000343400059590008484000
1010000353500060600008585000
1111000363600061610008686000
1212000373700062620008787000
1313000383800063630008888000
1414000393900064640008989000
1515000404000065650009090000
1616000414100066660009191000
1717000424200067670009292000
1818000434300068680009393000
1919000444400069690009494000
2020000454500070700009595000
2121000464600071710009696000
2222000474700072720009797000
2323000484800073730009898000
2424000494900074740009999000
252500050500007575000100100000

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