South African geodetic foot

South African geodetic foot
(S.A.G. ft)
   a unit of distance used for surveying and geodetic measurement throughout southern Africa. The S.A.G. foot is slightly shorter than the standard British or American foot; it equals 30.479 726 54 centimeters or 0.999 991 898 49 foot.

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