Nautical mile | sea mile - meaning and illustration
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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes
1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for nautical mile and sea mile: 🔊
Nautical mile: /ˈnɔːtɪkəl maɪl/ ; sea mile: /siː maɪl/1.2. Synonyms of nautical mile:
1 international synonym(s) for nautical mile. Notably:
- 🍧 Sea mile 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
1.3. Etymology of nautical mile and sea mile:
The word mile is from the Latin word for a thousand paces: mille passus. By the mid-19th century. France had defined a nautical mile via the original 1791 definition of the metre, one ten-millionth of a quarter meridian. Thus 10,000,000 m/90 × 60 = 1,851.85 m ≈ 1,852 m became the metric length for a nautical mile.1.4. 🇫🇷 French translation of nautical mile and sea mile:
- Mille marin
- Mille nautique
- Nautique
- M
- NM
1.5. Definition of nautical mile in fisheries:
Nautical mile, also known as sea mile, is defined as: a unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to 1,852 metres (approximately 2,025 yards), or one minute of arc along the Earth’s equator.
4 Other Definitions of Nautical mile per Country
In Kenya:
“mile” means an international nautical mile of 1,852 metres;
✏️ Source -- Kenya Merchant Shipping Act, 2009, Part I, Section 2 ( Kenya Merchant Shipping Act, 2009 )
In South Africa:
‘‘nautical mile’’ means the international nautical mile of 1 852 metres;
✏️ Source -- South Africa Marine Living Resources Act, 1998, Section 1, Paragraph 38 ( South Africa Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 )
“nautical mile” means the international nautical mile of1852 metres;
✏️ Source -- South Africa Maritime Zones Act, 1994, Sub-section 1 ( South Africa Maritime Zones Act, 1994 )
In United Kingdom:
“mile” means an international nautical mile of 1,852 metres;
✏️ Source -- UK Fisheries Act 2020, Section 52 ( UK Fisheries Act 2020 )
1.6. Plural of nautical mile:
Nautical miles;
Fishery terminology records for Nautical mile
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2. Legal instruments related to: Nautical mile |
Continent: International
Country: All Countries 🌍1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 2, Section 4, Article 33, Paragraph 2: 🌍
The contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. 📑Read more
Other terms mentioned in this provision: Baseline || Contiguous zone || F || Nautical || Sea ||
2. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part 5, Article 57, Paragraph 1: 🌍
The exclusive economic zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. 📑Read more
Other terms mentioned in this provision: Baseline || Exclusive Economic Zone || F || Nautical || Sea ||
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