Geographical mile longitude at the equator is thus exactly 60 geographical miles. It was closely related to the nautical mile, which was originally determined as 1 minute of arc along a great circle of the Earth, but is nowadays defined as exactly 1852 metres. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) notes that: "The international nautical mile of 1 852 meters (6 076.115 49...feet) was adopted effective July 1, 1954, for use in the United States. The value formerly used in the United States was 6 080.20 feet = 1 nautical (geographical or sea) mile." (6080.2 feet is 1853.24496 meters.)
Malay units of measurement Malay units of measurement Units of measurement used in Malaysia and neighbouring countries include the "kati", a unit of mass, and the "gantang", a unit of volume. In measuring amount by mass, the common unit is "kati", which is about 1 lb (604.79 g). A higher unit is "pikul" or "picul", which is 100 "kati" or . In measuring amount by volume, the common unit is "gantang" (gallon), which is equivalent to or 8 pints. To make it clear, Gantang equals a Gallon. A Gallon has sub measurements of 4 Quarts, or 8 Pints, or 16 Cups. A Gantang has