26 Km In Miles Converted

Convert km to miles

Please provide values below to convert kilometer [km] to mile [mi, mi(Int)], or vice versa.

Kilometer

Definition: A kilometer (symbol: km) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). One kilometer is equivalent to 0.6214 miles.

History/origin: The prefix kilo- is a metric prefix indicating thousand. 1 kilometer is therefore one thou meters. The origin of the kilometer is linked to that of the meter, and its electric current definition every bit the distance traveled by light in i/299 792 458 second. This definition is subject field to change, but the human relationship between the meter and the kilometer will remain constant.

Electric current use: It is currently the official unit for expressing distances betwixt geographical places on land in most of the world. However, there still remain a number of countries that primarily use the mile instead of the kilometer including the Us and the United Kingdom (Britain). Different the Usa, the U.k. has adopted the metric system; while the metric system is widely used in government, commerce, and industry, remnants of the regal system tin can nevertheless be seen in the UK's utilise of miles in its route systems.

Mile

Definition: A mile (symbol: mi or m) is a unit of measurement of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Information technology is currently divers equally 5,280 feet, i,760 yards, or exactly i,609.344 meters.

History/origin: The mile is an English language unit of measurement (predecessor of Imperial units and United States Customary Units) of length. The use of the abridgement "m" for mile was common before the widespread adoption of the metric arrangement; after the adoption of the metric organization, "mi" became the preferred abridgement in order to avert defoliation between miles and meters. The definition of a mile as 5,280 feet (or eight furlongs), sometimes referred to equally the statute mile, international mile, or state mile, which differs from the Roman mile of 5,000 feet, developed due to the importance of the furlong in England, back in 1593. At that place also exist a number of units based on, or closely related to, the Roman mile, including the nautical mile (1.852 km exactly), Italian mile (~1.852 km), and the Chinese mile (500m exactly).

Current use: Although about countries have adopted the metric system and use kilometers, rather than miles, to express land altitude, the mile is still prevalently used in countries such as the Usa (US), United Kingdom (Britain), Myanmar, and Liberia, as well every bit another countries which are either US or UK territories, or have historical ties with either country.

Kilometer to Mile Conversion Table

Kilometer [km]	Mile [mi, Mi(Int)]
0.01 km	0.0062137119 mi, mi(Int)
0.one km	0.0621371192 mi, mi(Int)
one km	0.6213711922 mi, mi(Int)
2 km	1.2427423845 mi, mi(Int)
3 km	1.8641135767 mi, mi(Int)
5 km	3.1068559612 mi, mi(Int)
10 km	six.2137119224 mi, mi(Int)
twenty km	12.4274238447 mi, mi(Int)
50 km	31.0685596119 mi, mi(Int)
100 km	62.1371192237 mi, mi(Int)
1000 km	621.3711922373 mi, mi(Int)