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A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span (thumb to little finger) and little span (index finger to little finger).
1 spans = 0.0012343412526998 cable length (International) | 4 spans = 0.0049373650107991 cable length (International) |
1.5 spans = 0.0018515118790497 cable length (International) | 4.5 spans = 0.005554535637149 cable length (International) |
2 spans = 0.0024686825053996 cable length (International) | 5 spans = 0.0061717062634989 cable length (International) |
2.5 spans = 0.0030858531317495 cable length (International) | 5.5 spans = 0.0067888768898488 cable length (International) |
3 spans = 0.0037030237580994 cable length (International) | 6 spans = 0.0074060475161987 cable length (International) |
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 (International) = 810.14873140857 spans | 4 cable length (International) = 3240.5949256343 spans |
1.5 cable length (International) = 1215.2230971129 spans | 4.5 cable length (International) = 3645.6692913386 spans |
2 cable length (International) = 1620.2974628171 spans | 5 cable length (International) = 4050.7436570429 spans |
2.5 cable length (International) = 2025.3718285214 spans | 5.5 cable length (International) = 4455.8180227472 spans |
3 cable length (International) = 2430.4461942257 spans | 6 cable length (International) = 4860.8923884514 spans |
1 spans = 0.0012343 cable length (International) |
1 cable length (International) = 810.1487314 spans |