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kilometer (km)
also spelled kilometre

Use the symbol km

kilo is the Prefix meaning
1 000 times as much

There are exactly 1000 m (meters) in
1 km (1 kilometer)
pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT  "kill-AH-mit-ur"

Longer Distances are Measured in kilometers  

A trip across North America is approximately
7 600 kilometers long

Longer distances like lakes, rivers and roads
are measured in kilometers.

Going to work or holiday, distance is measured in kilometers
A jog around the park can be measured in kilometers
1 kilometer is about the length of 60 train cars

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