Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:

1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s

To convert 1985 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1985 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s

1985 kt → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 1985 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1021.1722222213 m/s

The final result is:

1985 kt → 1021.1722222213 m/s

We conclude that 1985 knots is equivalent to 1021.1722222213 meters per second:

1985 knots = 1021.1722222213 meters per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.00097926674682231 × 1985 knots.

Another way is saying that 1985 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00097926674682231 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred eighty-five knots is approximately one thousand twenty-one point one seven two meters per second:

1985 kt ≅ 1021.172 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred eighty-five knots.

Conversion table

knots to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to meters per second