a thousand metres

1,000 metres – equal to 0.62 miles.

One kilometre = one thousand metres (0.62 miles).

Approximately five-eigths of a mile, using the metric system.

Abbreviated km. 1 km = 1000 metres = 105 cm = 0.62 mile.

A kilometre (US spelling: kilometer; symbol: km) is a unit of length that is equal to 1,000 metres, the current International System of Units (SI) base unit of length. The kilometre is part of the metric system. A corresponding unit of area is the square kilometre and a corresponding unit of volume is the cubic kilometre.