Why does boats measure speed in knots and not mph/kmh?

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Why does boats measure speed in knots and not mph/kmh?

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Knots = short for Nautical Miles or aka As the Bird Flies. We do not always drive in a straight line but boats usually do so land miles is different than nautical (sea) miles as far as how we measure them, not that the actual distance is different.

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