Sentence examples for miles about from inspiring English sources

Camper was ahead by 21 nautical miles (about 24 miles).

The race distance was reduced in 1896 from 1.5 miles (about 2,400 metres) to its present 1.25 miles (about 2,000 metres).

The system operates in 15 states over some 12,000 miles (about 19,000 km).

The most heavily inhabited area of Kinshasa covers 58 square miles (about 150 square km).

Total length of the dams is 18.5 miles (about 30 km).

By ad 700 the network had grown to some 25,000 miles (about 40,000 kilometres).

It covers some 4,200 square miles (about 10,900 square km).

A chunk of ice measuring 100 square miles, about four times the size of Manhattan, broke loose and floated away.

At its greatest extent, the storm measured more than 900 miles (about 1,450 km) in diameter.

From Massachusetts to Florida, artificial reefs cover more than five square miles (about four Hobokens).

Our first destination was the Molopo Kalahari Lodge, 118 miles (about two hours' drive) from Upington.