Convert nautical mile (UK) to furlong (US survey)
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to furlong (US survey) [fur (US)], or Convert furlong (US survey) to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Furlong (Us Survey)
1 NM (UK) = 9.212102787879 fur (US)
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to fur (US):
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 9.212102787879 fur (US) = 138.181541818185 fur (US)
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Furlong (Us Survey) 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.
Furlong (Us Survey)
A U.S. survey furlong is a unit of length equal to one-eighth of a U.S. survey mile.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey furlong is based on the U.S. survey foot, which was slightly different from the international foot. The use of survey units was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey furlong was used in land surveying in the United States.