Unit Converter
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 1690 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1690 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
1690 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1690 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 869.41111111036 m/s
The final result is:
1690 kt → 869.41111111036 m/s
We conclude that 1690 knots is equivalent to 869.41111111036 meters per second:
1690 knots = 869.41111111036 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 0.0011502038416818 × 1690 knots.
Another way is saying that 1690 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011502038416818 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 six hundred ninety knots is approximately eight hundred sixty-nine point four one one meters per second:
1690 kt ≅ 869.411 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand six hundred ninety 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
knots (kt) | meters per second (m/s) |
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1691 knots | 869.926 meters per second |
1692 knots | 870.44 meters per second |
1693 knots | 870.954 meters per second |
1694 knots | 871.469 meters per second |
1695 knots | 871.983 meters per second |
1696 knots | 872.498 meters per second |
1697 knots | 873.012 meters per second |
1698 knots | 873.527 meters per second |
1699 knots | 874.041 meters per second |
1700 knots | 874.556 meters per second |