mil

See also circular mils.

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In Denmark, ? – 20th century, a unit of distance, = 24,000 fod, approximately 7.5325 kilometers (4.680 miles). Sometimes called a landmil. link to a table showing relationships between Danish units of length

United Nations, 1966.

2

In Sweden, ? – 20th century, a unit of distance, = 10 kilometers (about 6.21 miles). Sometimes called a nymil, to distinguish it from the former mil, = 3600 stänger = 36,000 fot, which was about 10.69 km (6.64 miles). link to a table showing relationships between Swedish units of length

United Nations, 1966.

3

In Norway, a unit of distance, now = 10 kilometers. Formerly it was = 18,000 alen = 36,000 fot, about 11.30 kilometers.

4

In the United States, 19th – 21st centuries, a unit of length, = 0.001 inch. The thickness of plastic trash bags, for example, is usually given in mils.

United Nations, 1966.

5

In Turkey, a unit of distance, = 1895 meters.  chart symbol

6

In the province of Yaracuy in Venezuela link to a map showing the location of Venezuela, ? – 20th century, a unit of mass used for bananas, = 400 kilograms.

United Nations, 1966.

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image of protractor graduated in milsA unit of plane angle used in artillery, equal to exactly 1/6400 of 360 degrees, or exactly 0.056 25 degree, or about 0.000 981 747 704 radian. Symbol, ‰. This is the value used by NATO. A slightly different value, 0.000 999 996 6 radian, was used in France, under the name millième.


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