In the United States, 1 nautical mile is officially 6076.10 feet. How much longer is a nautical mile than a statute mile?

Grigory Kislin asked Mar 3, 2023

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In the United States, 1 nautical mile

is officially 6076.10 feet. How much
longer is a nautical mile than a statute mile?

Grigory Kislin asked Mar 3, 2023

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Answer:

796.1 feet

Explanation:

The nautical mile is 6076.10 feet and the statute mile is 5280 feet.

Subtracting that yields 796.1 feet.

Supriya Kale answered Mar 8, 2023

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