Convert 1 Kilometer to Meters
How long is 1 kilometer? How far is 1 kilometer in meters? 1 km to m conversion.
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1 Kilometer =
1,000 Meters
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Result in Plain English
1 kilometer is equal to exactly 1,000 meters.
In Scientific Notation
1 kilometer
= 1 x 100 kilometers
= 1 x 103 meters
Kilometers
A kilometer, or kilometre, is a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters, or about 0.621 miles. In most of the world, it is the most common unit for measuring distance between places.Abbreviation: km
Meters
A meter, or metre, is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, from which all other length units are based. It is equal to 100 centimeters, 1/1000th of a kilometer, or about 39.37 inches.Abbreviation: m