Convert nautical league (UK) to petameter
Please provide values below to convert nautical league (UK) [NL (UK)] to petameter [Pm], or Convert petameter to nautical league (UK).
How to Convert Nautical League (Uk) to Petameter
1 NL (UK) = 5.559552e-12 Pm
Example: convert 15 NL (UK) to Pm:
15 NL (UK) = 15 Γ 5.559552e-12 Pm = 8.339328e-11 Pm
Nautical League (Uk) to Petameter Conversion Table
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Nautical League (Uk)
A nautical league was a unit of length in the UK, equal to three nautical miles.
History/Origin
The nautical league was based on the nautical mile, which was historically defined as one minute of arc of a great circle of the Earth. The UK adopted the international nautical mile in 1970.
Current Use
The nautical league is now an obsolete unit.
Petameter
A petameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^15 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "peta-" for 10^15 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1975.
Current Use
The petameter is used for measuring distances on a galactic scale, such as the size of the Milky Way galaxy.