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<p>62.49.16.208: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''geographical mile''' is a unit of length determined by 1 [[minute|minute of arc]] along the [[Earth]]'s [[equator]], approximately equal to 1855 [[metre]]s (6087.15 international [[feet]]). <br /> <br /> The unit is not used much; it is closely related to the [[nautical mile]], which was originally determined as 1 minute of arc along a [[great circle]] of the Earth and is nowadays defined to be exactly 1852 metres.<br /> <br /> The [[Denmark|Danish]] and [[Germany|German]] '''geograpical mile''' (''mil'' and ''Meile'') is 4 minutes of arc, and was defined as 7421.5 metres by the astronomer [[Ole Rømer]] of [[Denmark]]. In [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]], this geograpical mile was only used at sea. See also [[historical weights and measures]].<br /> <br /> In [[France]] there was also a geographical [[league]], see [[historical weights and measures]].<br /> <br /> See [[mile]] for the various other miles in use, and also [[conversion of units]].</div>

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<p>62.49.16.208: </p> <hr /> <div>The '''geographical mile''' is a unit of length determined by 1 [[minute|minute of arc]] along the [[Earth]]'s [[equator]], approximately equal to 1855 [[metre]]s (6087.15 international [[feet]]). <br /> <br /> The unit is not used much; it is closely related to the [[nautical mile]], which was originally determined as 1 minute of arc along a [[great circle]] of the Earth and is nowadays defined to be exactly 1852 metres.<br /> <br /> The [[Denmark|Danish]] and [[Germany|German]] '''geograpical mile''' (''mil'' and ''Meile'') is 4 minutes of arc, and was defined as 7421.5 meters by the astronomer [[Ole Rømer]] of [[Denmark]]. In [[Norway]] and [[Sweden]], this geograpical mile was only used at sea. See also [[historical weights and measures]].<br /> <br /> In [[France]] there was also a geographical [[league]], see [[historical weights and measures]].<br /> <br /> See [[mile]] for the various other miles in use, and also [[conversion of units]].</div>

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