Convert nautical mile (UK) to picometer
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to picometer [pM], or Convert picometer to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Picometer
1 NM (UK) = 1.853184e+15 pM
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to pM:
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 1.853184e+15 pM = 2.779776e+16 pM
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Picometer Conversion Table
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Nautical Mile (Uk)
The UK nautical mile, or Admiralty mile, was defined as 6,080 feet.
History/Origin
The British Admiralty defined its nautical mile as a thousandth of an imperial nautical mile. The UK adopted the international nautical mile of 1,852 meters in 1970.
Current Use
The UK nautical mile is an obsolete unit.
Picometer
A picometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-12 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "pico-" for 10^-12 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1960.
Current Use
The picometer is used to measure atomic and subatomic particle dimensions.