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DescriptionKilometre definition.svg	English: The metre was originally defined in 1791 as being 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator through Paris, making the kilometer 1/10,000 of this distance.^[1] Français : Le mètre a été défini à l'origine en 1791 comme étant 1/10 000 000 de la distance du pôle Nord à l'équateur en passant par Paris, ce qui fait du kilomètre 1/10 000 de cette distance.^[1]
Date	22 October 2012, 21:48:02
Source	File:Globe Atlantic.svg
Author	US Government; adapted by User:Martinvl

References

↑ ^a ^b NPL's Beginner's Guide to Length. National Physical Laboratory (2010-08-18). Retrieved on 12 June 2015.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:31, 20 January 2015	596 × 599 (316 KB)	Martinvl	Tried to make "10000 km" visible by grouping everything prior to saving original file
	17:58, 20 January 2015	596 × 599 (316 KB)	Martinvl	Another attempt to make the text "10000 km" visible.
	17:54, 20 January 2015	596 × 599 (316 KB)	Martinvl	Made the text "10000 km" visible (Again!)
	14:43, 30 December 2014	596 × 599 (318 KB)	Martinvl	Another attempt to upload changes
	14:06, 30 December 2014	596 × 599 (313 KB)	Martinvl	Reverted to version as of 20:49, 22 October 2012 - upload of new file lost the text "!10,000 km"
	22:45, 29 December 2014	596 × 599 (318 KB)	Martinvl	Location of Paris added. Arrow-heads sharpened up. Text "10,000 km" aligned with curve.
	20:49, 22 October 2012	596 × 599 (313 KB)	Martinvl	User created page with UploadWizard