Drivers count journeys out of Algiers not in kilometres, but in massacre sites.
In some spots, the gap between ISIS and the Kurdish regional government is measured in kilometres; in others, metres.
cntower.ca 8,030 The length, in kilometres, of Vancouver Island, the largest island on the western side of North America.
Our days were measured in kilometres, not time; 1,240km seems an excruciatingly long way when the average speed is just 3km an hour.
I convert a distance in kilometres to miles by moving back one place in the sequence, eg 8km becomes 5 miles.
And while Wi-Fi signals peter out after 100 metres (330 feet) or so, their white-space equivalents could have ranges measured in kilometres.
Meanwhile, the Times puts the boot into whoever designed new road signs for Ireland, which goes fully metric today after two decades of displaying distances in kilometres and speeds in miles per hour.
His "experimentation" with course routes means that his teammates have to keep an eye on him, but what he lacks in kilometres he more than makes up for in providing the focus for a little gentle mickey-taking.
It is expressed in kilometres per second and is given as either a positive or negative figure, depending on whether the star is moving away from or toward the observer.
canadadaylondon.com 460 The length, in kilometres, of the Trans-Canada Highway, one of the world's longest national highways, which runs from Victoria in British Columbia to St John's in Newfoundland (and includes ferry sections to and from these island cities).
And the most significant drop-off in kilometres per passenger occurred before competitive tendering was introduced.
