To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 to 104 m). See also lengths of other orders of magnitude.

  • Distances shorter than 1 km
  • 1,000 metres is equal to:
    • 1 kilometre
    • 0.62 miles
    • 3,280 feet
    • wavelength of the highest long wave radio frequency, 300 kHz
    • side of a square of area 1 km2.
    • radius of a circle of area 3.14 km2.
  • 1,300 m -- Height of Haltitunturi, highest point in Finland
  • 1,609.344 m -- One mile
  • 1,852 m -- One nautical mile
  • 1,990 m -- Centre span of Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, longest suspension bridge in the world
  • 2,038 m -- Height of Mount Mitchell, highest point in eastern North America
  • 2,100 m -- Height of Kebnekaise, highest point in Sweden
  • 2,228 m -- Height of Mount Kosciuszko, highest point in Australia
  • 2,469 m -- Height of Galdhøpiggen, highest point in Norway
  • 3,410 m -- Height of Piz Linard, highest peak in the Vorarlberg
  • 3,718 m -- Height of El Teide, highest point in Spain
  • 3,776 m -- Height of Mount Fuji, highest peak in Japan
  • 4,808 m -- Height of Mont Blanc, highest peak in Western Europe
  • 4,884 m -- Height of Carstensz Pyramid, highest peak in Oceania
  • 5,895 m -- Height of Mount Kilimanjaro, highest peak in Africa
  • 5,959 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
  • 8,850 m -- Height of Mount Everest, highest point on Earth, in Asia
  • 10 km -- Wavelength of the lowest long wave radio frequency, 30 kHz
  • Distances longer than 10 km

See also conversion of units.

External link

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



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