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League - traditional distance unit
League is a historical unit of length with region-dependent values, commonly taken as about three miles on land; a nautical league is standardized as three nautical miles. Used historically in European surveying, travel descriptions, and maritime contexts
- Symbol: none standardized
- System: Historical (European/Imperial/Maritime)
- Common relations (land): 1 league ≈ 3 statute miles ≈ 4.828 km (English/US usage); varied by country (e.g., French/Spanish leagues ranged ~4–7 km)
- Nautical league (standardized): 1 nautical league = 3 nmi = 3 × 1,852 m = 5,556 m (exact) ≈ 5.556 km
- Typical examples: literary distances (“several leagues”); maritime references (e.g., coastal limits expressed in nautical leagues)
Mile (mi) — Imperial/US statute mile defined exactly as 1,609.344 meters
Standard for road distances in the US and UK. Historically derived from Roman measures, now metrically fixed for conversion.
- Symbol: mi
- System: Imperial/US customary
- Exact relations: 1 mi = 1,609.344 m = 1.609344 km (exact)
- Other relations: 1 mi = 5,280 ft = 1,760 yd
- Typical examples: highway signage, race distances (marathon ≈ 26.219 mi)