To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (10³ and 10⁴ m). An order of magnitude is the class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio to the class preceding it. ... In general English usage, length (symbols: l, L) is but one particular instance of distance – an objects length is how long the object is – but in the physical sciences and engineering, the word length is in some contexts used synonymously with distance. Height is vertical distance; width (or breadth... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

Distances shorter than 1 km To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 100 m and 1 km. ...

Conversions

1,000 metres is equal to: The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

• 1 kilometre
• 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 (Pi) km².

A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ... This article is about the unit of measure known as the yard. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... In plane geometry, a square is a polygon with four equal sides and equal angles. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 1 km² (100 hectares) and 10 km² (1000 hectares). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... In Euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points at a fixed distance, called the radius, from a fixed point, called the centre (center). ... Lower-case pi The mathematical constant Ï€ is a real number which may be defined as the ratio of a circles circumference (Greek περιφέρεια, periphery) to its diameter in Euclidean geometry, and which is in common use in mathematics, physics, and engineering. ...

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

Longwave radio frequencies are those below 500 kHz, which correspond to wavelengths longer than 600 meters. ... (Redirected from 1 E5 Hz) To help compare orders of magnitude of different times this page lists times between 10-6 seconds and 10-5 seconds (1. ... Kilo (symbol: k) is a prefix in the SI system denoting 103 or 1000. ... The hertz (symbol Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ... Longwave radio frequencies are those below 500 kHz, which correspond to wavelengths longer than 600 meters. ... (Redirected from 1 E4 Hz) To help compare orders of magnitude of different times this page lists times between 10-5 seconds and 10-4 seconds (10 to 100 microseconds). ...

Human-built structures

• 1,991 m — Centre span of Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, longest suspension bridge in the world

Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge on April 27, 2003. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been made since ancient times. ...

Nature

• 1,085 m — Height of Matsunoki Touge, highest point of highway in Japan
• 2,228 m — Height of Mount Kosciuszko, highest point in Australia
• 4,884 m — Height of Carstensz Pyramid, highest peak in Oceania
• 5,072 m — Height of Tanggula Mountain Pass, 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
• 8,000 m — diameter of Themisto, one of Jupiter's moons
• 8,844 m — Height of Mount Everest, highest point on Earth, in Asia

Distances longer than 10 km It has been suggested that Highway Transportation System be merged into this article or section. ... Mount Kosciuszko, located in the Snowy Mountains, in Kosciuszko National Park, is the highest mountain in mainland Australia. ... Carstensz Pyramid is the traditional name among mountaineers for Puncak Jaya, the highest mountain in Oceania. ... Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories – mostly islands – in the Pacific Ocean. ... The Tanggula Mountain Pass in Tibet is a mountain pass which rises as high as 5,072 m (16,640 ft) above sea level. ... Semo La summit Trucks descending from Semo La The Semo La road. ... Mount Damāvand (In Persian: دماوند), a dormant volcano, is the highest point in Iran (Persia). ... For the Soviet-era computer, see Elbrus (computer). ... A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ... Kilimanjaro is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. ... // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day... Mount Logan is Canadas highest mountain and the second-highest peak in North America, after Denali (Mount McKinley). ... Denali redirects here. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... The Cerro Aconcagua is located in Mendoza, Argentina and is the highest mountain in The Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, as well the highest peak outside of Asia and one of the Seven Summits. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Cayman Trench, also called Bartlett Deep, or Bartlett Trough, is a submarine trench on the floor of the western Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Themisto (IPA: , the-mis-toe, Greek Θεμιστώ) (Jupiter XVIII) is a moon of Jupiter. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ... Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above mean sea level. ... Earth, also known as Terra, and Tellus mostly in the 19th century, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ... Asia is the largest and most populous of the Earths continents. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 and 100 km (104 to 105 m). ...

See also

• Orders of magnitude (length)