km
abbreviation
kilometer; kilometers.
km
1 Americanabbreviation
km.
2
American
abbreviation
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kilometer; kilometers.
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kingdom.
km
1
British
abbreviation
km
2
British
symbol
km
Scientific
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Before 50 million years ago, most of the Gamburtsev Mountains were lower than 1.5 km.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Alongside it was an oil slick stretching out over roughly 10 sq km.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Le Court of AG Insurance-Soudal, who also crashed early on in the stage, was forced her to change bike just 15 km from the end.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Spain's largest active fire was still burning in Guadalajara province, around 100 km north of Madrid, where it has scorched about 32,000 hectares.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Her face was puffy km all her crying, and she could not seem to stop sobbing about her father.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
"The whole area is 36,000 sq km. This is simply too big to search manually," said BAS co-researcher Dr Peter Fretwell.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2018
Cairo was only 60 km. down the road.
From Time Magazine Archive
The area covers almost 700,000 sq. km. and it's growing fast.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its radioscope tracks a bugged automobile 240 km. away.
From Time Magazine Archive
The drainage area of the river above Monterrey is 1,410 sq. km., and its bed at Monterrey is between 518 and 545 m. above sea level.
From ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. by George Robert Graham Conway
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