sentence: conversions to other units visual comparison of a kilometre , statute mile , and nautical mile one international nautical mile converts to : 1.852 kilometre ( exact ) 1.150779 miles ( statute ) ( exact : 57,875 / 50,292 miles ) 2,025.372 yard ( exact : 6,076.1155 feet ( exact : 2,315,000 / 381 feet or 1,822,831 / 300 survey feet ) 1,012.6859 fathom ( exact : 1,157,500 / 1,143 fathoms ) 10 international cables ( exact ) 10.126859 imperial ( 100-fathom ) cables ( exact : 11,575 / 1,143 imperial cables ) 8.439049 u.s. customary ( 120-fathom ) cables ( exact : 57,875 / 6,858 u.s. customary cables ) 0.998383 equatorial arc minute ( traditional geographical mile ) 0.9998834 mean meridian arc minute ( mean historical nautical miles ) associated units the derived unit of speed is the knot , defined as one nautical mile per hour .