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Kilometre

A kilometre (or kilometer) (or km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres.

See 1 E3 m to compare the length of a kilometre.

Conversion Calculator for Units of LENGTH (http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccleng.htm)

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