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km

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. kilometer; kilometers.

km. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. kilometer; kilometers.

  2. kingdom.

km 1 British  

symbol

  1. kilometre

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km 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Comoros

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km Scientific  

  1. Abbreviation of kilometer

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Beneath Pine Island Glacier lies an enormous buried granite mass, nearly 100 km wide and 7 km thick, roughly half the size of Wales in the UK.

From Science Daily

Since geologists first identified the formation in 2002, the three kilometer wide crater and its surrounding ring of circular faults spanning about 20 km have sparked intense debate.

From Science Daily

Roughly 3000 km below the surface, a vast ocean of molten, churning liquid iron fills the outer core.

From Science Daily

The remains were found 500-1000 km from the nearest ancient marine shoreline.

From Science Daily

The final medals from Milan-Cortina 2026 were awarded in the women's and men's 50 km mass start cross-country skiing events, before a tribute to the Games volunteers.

From BBC

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