1 kilometre
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To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m).
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[edit] Conversions
1,000 meters is equal to:
- 1 kilometer
- 0.621371 miles
- 1,093.61 yards
- 3,280.84 feet
- Side of a square of area 1 km².
- Radius of a circle of area 3.14 π km².
[edit] Wavelengths
- 1,000 m — Wavelength of the highest long wave radio frequency, 300 kHz
- 10,000 m — Wavelength of the lowest long wave radio frequency, 30 kHz
[edit] Human-built structures
- 1,991 m — Centre span of Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, longest suspension bridge in the world
[edit] Nature
- 1,085 m — Height of Matsunoki Touge, highest point of highway in Japan
- 1,637 m — Depth of Lake Baikal in Russia, the world's largest fresh water lake.
- 2,228 m — Height of Mount Kosciuszko, highest point in Australia
- 4,810 m — Height of Mont Blanc, highest peak in the Alps
- 4,884 m — Height of Carstensz Pyramid, highest peak in Oceania
- 5,072 m — Height of Tanggula Mountain Pass, below highest peak in the Tanggula Mountains, highest railway pass in the world
- 5,565 m — Height of Semo La, highest road in the world
- 5,604 m — Height of Mount Damavand, highest peak in Iran
- 5,642 m — Height of Mount Elbrus, highest peak in Europe
- 5,895 m — Height of Mount Kilimanjaro, highest peak in Africa
- 6,081 m — Height of Mount Logan, highest peak in Canada
- 6,194 m — Height of Mount McKinley, highest peak in North America
- 6,959 m — Height of Aconcagua, highest peak in South America
- 7,500 m — Depth of Cayman Trench, deepest point in the Caribbean Sea
- 8,848 m — Height of Mount Everest, highest point on Earth, in Asia
[edit] Astronomical
- 1,000 m — Very approximate size of the smallest known moons of Jupiter
- 1,400 m — Diameter of Dactyl, the first confirmed asteroid moon
- 1,852 m — 1 arc minute of latitude at the surface of the earth (1 nautical mile)
- 8,000 m — Diameter of Themisto, one of Jupiter's moons
