Nautical mile Nautical mile A nautical mile (also known as an air mile) is a unit of measurement defined as exactly . Historically, it was defined as one minute of latitude, which is one sixtieth of a degree of latitude – i.e. since a minute of a degree is x = , the Earth's polar circumference is approximately 21,600 nautical miles. It is a non-SI unit which today has a continued use in both air and marine navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. There is no single internationally agreed symbol. While using M itself, the International Bureau of Weights and
Passenger from the "Equator" finds Ilmar on the shore of the stormy sea, who does not remember how he came to be in the water. Everything looks as if he fell into the water from the pier. Soon Ilmar and his new friends in the pioneer camp will again meet with the mysterious stranger ... Elena Kamburova — song "The Little Prince". Passenger from the "Equator" Passenger from the "Equator" () is a 1968 Soviet children's adventure film directed by Aleksandr Kurochkin. Young swimmer Ilmar sails on the ship "Equator" to the pioneer camp, located somewhere on the Black Sea shore. Accidentally, he witnesses