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Kilometer

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kilometre (US), kilometer
one thousand metres, equal to 0.621371 miles.

kilometer [′kil·ə‚mēd·ər]
(mechanics)
A unit of length equal to 1000 meters. Abbreviated km.

Kilometer 

a multiple of the meter, which is a unit of length in the International System of Units; equal to 1,000 m and abbreviated km. 1 km = 0.93738 Russian verst = 0.62137 British statute mile = 0.53996 nautical mile.



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The category one hurricane packed winds of 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour and struck between Bluefields and Puerto Cabezas, the US-based National Hurricane Center said in its 1500 GMT advisory.
It includes the following: ring road in Al Rass (Phase- 2), length 15 kilometers; doubling of Al Rass-Dakhna Road (Phase-2), length 39 kilometers; completion of a 15 kilometer part of Al Rass-Dakhna Road; completion of doubling work on Al Bada'ea-Al Khobara Road with bridge for a length of 9 kilometers.
It weakened to a category one storm overnight, with maximum sustained winds of near 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour.
 
 
 
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