Convert 20 Knots to Meters per Second
How fast is 20 knots? What is 20 knots in meters per second? 20 knots to m/s conversion.
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20 Knots ≈
10.288889 Meters per Second
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Result in Plain English
20 knots is equal to about 10.3 meters per second.
Result as a Fraction
20 knots
= 463⁄45 meters per second
= 10 and 13⁄45 meters per second
In Scientific Notation
20 knots
= 2 x 101 knots
≈ 1.02889 x 101 meters per second
Knots
A knot is a unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. Something traveling at one knot is going about 1.151 land miles per hour.Common abbreviations: kn, kt
Meters per Second
A meter per second is a unit of speed. One meter per second is exactly 3.6 kilometers per hour, or about 2.237 miles per hour.Common abbreviations: m/s, mps