1 league in km

This article is about the unit of length. For other meanings, see League.

A league is an old unit of length. It was the distance a person could walk in about one hour. The Romans adopted the league and it became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe and Latin America.

In English-speaking countries the league was usually three statute miles (4.828032 kilometres) on land or three nautical miles (5.556 km) at sea. However, in writing the word league often means the Spanish, Portuguese or French league.^[1]

Ancient Rome

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The league was used by Ancient Rome, which defined it as being ​1 ¹⁄₂ Roman miles (7500 Roman feet or 2.22 km).

The origin is the "leuga gallica" (also: leuca Gallica), the league of Gaul. The ancient league was short but the unit grew longer over time.

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Argentina

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In Argentina a league is a distance of 5 km.

Brazil

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In Brazil the league was 6 km but it is not used anymore.

France

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