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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 Inch
Basic facts: An inch is a unit of length in the United States customary and British imperial systems of measurement [symbol: in]. It is equivalent to 1/36 yard or 1/12 of a foot, meaning there are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot. In 1959, an inch was defined to be equal to exactly 25.4 millimeters.
History: The word “inch” is derived from the Roman uncia “twelfth”, the term “inch” is also sometimes used to translate similar units in other measurement systems, usually viewed as deriving from the width of the human thumb, where the length was obtained from averaging the width of 3 thumbs: a small, a medium, and a large one.
In the past, there have been a number of various standards for the inch with the present definition being based on the international yard. One of the earlier definitions of the inch was based on barleycorns [where an inch was equivalent to the length of 3 grains of dry, round barley placed end-to-end].
Use: The inch is mainly used in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It is also sometimes used in Japan and in other countries as well, in relation to electronic parts, such as the size of display screens.
How many inches in a km?
1 km is equivalent to 39370.078740157 inches. Use 39370.078740157 as the factor to convert kilometers to inches. Below find some popular kilometers to inches conversion questions:
- How many inches in 2 kilometers? 2 kilometers x 39370.078740157 = 78740.15748 number inches
- How many inches in 3 kilometers? 3 kilometers x 39370.078740157 = 118110.2362 number inches
- How many inches in 5 kilometers? 5 kilometers x 39370.078740157 = 196850.3937 number inches
- How many inches in 10 kilometers? 10 kilometers x 39370.078740157 = 393700.7874 number inches
- How many inches in 20 kilometers? 20 kilometers x 39370.078740157 = 787401.5748 number inches
- How many inches in 50 kilometers? 50 kilometers x 39370.078740157 = 1968503.937 number inches
- How many inches in 100 kilometers? 100 kilometers x 39370.078740157 = 3937007.874 number inches
- How many inches in 1000 kilometers? 1000 kilometers x 39370.078740157 = 39370078.74 number inches
Kilometers to Inches Conversion Chart
| Kilometers | Inches | Kilometers | Inches | Kilometers | Inches | Kilometers | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39370.07874 | 26 | 1023622.047 | 51 | 2007874.016 | 76 | 2992125.984 |
| 2 | 78740.15748 | 27 | 1062992.126 | 52 | 2047244.094 | 77 | 3031496.063 |
| 3 | 118110.2362 | 28 | 1102362.205 | 53 | 2086614.173 | 78 | 3070866.142 |
| 4 | 157480.315 | 29 | 1141732.283 | 54 | 2125984.252 | 79 | 3110236.22 |
| 5 | 196850.3937 | 30 | 1181102.362 | 55 | 2165354.331 | 80 | 3149606.299 |
| 6 | 236220.4724 | 31 | 1220472.441 | 56 | 2204724.409 | 81 | 3188976.378 |
| 7 | 275590.5512 | 32 | 1259842.52 | 57 | 2244094.488 | 82 | 3228346.457 |
| 8 | 314960.6299 | 33 | 1299212.598 | 58 | 2283464.567 | 83 | 3267716.535 |
| 9 | 354330.7087 | 34 | 1338582.677 | 59 | 2322834.646 | 84 | 3307086.614 |
| 10 | 393700.7874 | 35 | 1377952.756 | 60 | 2362204.724 | 85 | 3346456.693 |
| 11 | 433070.8661 | 36 | 1417322.835 | 61 | 2401574.803 | 86 | 3385826.772 |
| 12 | 472440.9449 | 37 | 1456692.913 | 62 | 2440944.882 | 87 | 3425196.85 |
| 13 | 511811.0236 | 38 | 1496062.992 | 63 | 2480314.961 | 88 | 3464566.929 |
| 14 | 551181.1024 | 39 | 1535433.071 | 64 | 2519685.039 | 89 | 3503937.008 |
| 15 | 590551.1811 | 40 | 1574803.15 | 65 | 2559055.118 | 90 | 3543307.087 |
| 16 | 629921.2598 | 41 | 1614173.228 | 66 | 2598425.197 | 91 | 3582677.165 |
| 17 | 669291.3386 | 42 | 1653543.307 | 67 | 2637795.276 | 92 | 3622047.244 |
| 18 | 708661.4173 | 43 | 1692913.386 | 68 | 2677165.354 | 93 | 3661417.323 |
| 19 | 748031.4961 | 44 | 1732283.465 | 69 | 2716535.433 | 94 | 3700787.402 |
| 20 | 787401.5748 | 45 | 1771653.543 | 70 | 2755905.512 | 95 | 3740157.48 |
| 21 | 826771.6535 | 46 | 1811023.622 | 71 | 2795275.591 | 96 | 3779527.559 |
| 22 | 866141.7323 | 47 | 1850393.701 | 72 | 2834645.669 | 97 | 3818897.638 |
| 23 | 905511.811 | 48 | 1889763.78 | 73 | 2874015.748 | 98 | 3858267.717 |
| 24 | 944881.8898 | 49 | 1929133.858 | 74 | 2913385.827 | 99 | 3897637.795 |
| 25 | 984251.9685 | 50 | 1968503.937 | 75 | 2952755.906 | 100 | 3937007.874 |