| line | 1 ln | 2 ln | 3 ln | 4 ln | 5 ln | 6 ln | 7 ln | 8 ln | 9 ln | 10 ln | 11 ln | 12 ln | 13 ln | 14 ln | 15 ln | 16 ln | 17 ln | 18 ln | 19 ln | 20 ln | 21 ln | 22 ln | 23 ln | 24 ln | 25 ln | 26 ln | 27 ln | 28 ln | 29 ln | 30 ln | 31 ln | 32 ln | 33 ln | 34 ln | 35 ln | 36 ln | 37 ln | 38 ln | 39 ln | 40 ln | 41 ln | 42 ln | 43 ln | 44 ln | 45 ln | 46 ln | 47 ln | 48 ln | 49 ln | 50 ln | 51 ln | 52 ln | 53 ln | 54 ln | 55 ln | 56 ln | 57 ln | 58 ln | 59 ln | 60 ln | 61 ln | 62 ln | 63 ln | 64 ln | 65 ln | 66 ln | 67 ln | 68 ln | 69 ln | 70 ln | 71 ln | 72 ln | 73 ln | 74 ln | 75 ln | 76 ln | 77 ln | 78 ln | 79 ln | 80 ln | 81 ln | 82 ln | 83 ln | 84 ln | 85 ln | 86 ln | 87 ln | 88 ln | 89 ln | 90 ln | 91 ln | 92 ln | 93 ln | 94 ln | 95 ln | 96 ln | 97 ln | 98 ln | 99 ln | 100 ln |
| cable length (imperial) | 1.1421783625731 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) | 2.2843567251462 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) | 3.4265350877193 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) | 4.5687134502924 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) | 5.7108918128655 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) | 6.8530701754386 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) | 7.9952485380117 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) | 9.1374269005848 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001028 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001142 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001256 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001371 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001485 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001599 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001713 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001827 cable length (imperial) | 0.0001942 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002056 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002170 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002284 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002399 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002513 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002627 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002741 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002855 cable length (imperial) | 0.0002970 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003084 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003198 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003312 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003427 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003541 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003655 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003769 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003883 cable length (imperial) | 0.0003998 cable length (imperial) | 0.0004112 cable length (imperial) | 0.0004226 cable length (imperial) | 0.0004340 cable length (imperial) | 0.0004454 cable length (imperial) | 0.0004569 cable length (imperial) | 0.0004683 cable length (imperial) | 0.0004797 cable length (imperial) | 0.0004911 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005026 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005140 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005254 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005368 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005482 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005597 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005711 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005825 cable length (imperial) | 0.0005939 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006054 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006168 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006282 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006396 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006510 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006625 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006739 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006853 cable length (imperial) | 0.0006967 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007082 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007196 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007310 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007424 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007538 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007653 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007767 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007881 cable length (imperial) | 0.0007995 cable length (imperial) | 0.0008109 cable length (imperial) | 0.0008224 cable length (imperial) | 0.0008338 cable length (imperial) | 0.0008452 cable length (imperial) | 0.0008566 cable length (imperial) | 0.0008681 cable length (imperial) | 0.0008795 cable length (imperial) | 0.0008909 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009023 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009137 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009252 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009366 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009480 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009594 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009709 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009823 cable length (imperial) | 0.0009937 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010051 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010165 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010280 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010394 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010508 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010622 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010736 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010851 cable length (imperial) | 0.0010965 cable length (imperial) | 0.0011079 cable length (imperial) | 0.0011193 cable length (imperial) | 0.0011308 cable length (imperial) | 0.0011422 cable length (imperial) |
The line (abbreviated L or l) was a small English unit of length, variously reckoned as 1⁄10, 1⁄12, 1⁄16, or 1⁄40 of an inch. It was not included among the units authorized as the British Imperial system in 1824.
| 1 lines ≈ 1.1421783625731E-5 cable length (imperial) | 4 lines ≈ 4.5687134502924E-5 cable length (imperial) |
| 1.5 lines ≈ 1.7132675438596E-5 cable length (imperial) | 4.5 lines ≈ 5.1398026315789E-5 cable length (imperial) |
| 2 lines ≈ 2.2843567251462E-5 cable length (imperial) | 5 lines ≈ 5.7108918128655E-5 cable length (imperial) |
| 2.5 lines ≈ 2.8554459064327E-5 cable length (imperial) | 5.5 lines ≈ 6.281980994152E-5 cable length (imperial) |
| 3 lines ≈ 3.4265350877193E-5 cable length (imperial) | 6 lines ≈ 6.8530701754386E-5 cable length (imperial) |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
| 1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 87552 lines | 4 cable length (imperial) ≈ 350208 lines |
| 1.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 131328 lines | 4.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 393984 lines |
| 2 cable length (imperial) ≈ 175104 lines | 5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 437760 lines |
| 2.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 218880 lines | 5.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 481536 lines |
| 3 cable length (imperial) ≈ 262656 lines | 6 cable length (imperial) ≈ 525312 lines |
| 1 lines ≈ 1.1421783625731 × 10-5 cable length (imperial) |
| 1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 87 552 lines |