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LENGTH

FROM TO MULTIPLY BY

centimeters (cm) inches (in) 0.3937

chains (ch) meters (m) 20.117

feet (ft) meters (m) 0.3048

inches (in) meters (m) 0.0254

inches (in) centimeters (cm) 2.54

inches (in) millimeters (mm) 25.4

international nautical miles

(n mile) meters (m) 1852

light years (l.y.) meters (m) 9.4605 x 10^15

links (lk) meters (m) 0.2012

meters (m) miles 0.00062137

meters (m) chains (ch) 0.0497

meters (m) yards (yd) 1.0936

meters (m) links (lk) 4.9709

meters (m) feet (ft) 3.2808

meters (m) inches (in) 39.37

meters (m) international nautical miles

(n mile) 0.000539

meters (m) light years (l.y.) 1.057 x 10-16

meters (m) perches (p) 0.1988

miles meters (m) 1609.3

millimeters (mm) inches (in) 0.03937

perches (p) meters (m) 5.0292

yards (yd) meters (m) 0.9144

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