nautical
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The P-12 has a range of around 40 nautical miles when traveling at full capacity with 30 passengers and one crew member.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
On Wednesday, Thailand's navy said it was providing emergency assistance after a Thai-flagged vessel was hit 11 nautical miles north of Oman, causing a fire on board.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The Persian Gulf, less than 100 nautical miles wide in many places, limits large vessels such as aircraft carriers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
The interior ministry said earlier that the speedboat had entered its territorial waters and was "one nautical mile off Cayo Falcones" on the country's northern coast when it was intercepted.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
“Maybe a hundred nautical miles to the mouth of the Tiber.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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