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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 ≈ 0.0012335526315789 cable length (imperial) | 4 spans ≈ 0.0049342105263158 cable length (imperial) |
1.5 spans ≈ 0.0018503289473684 cable length (imperial) | 4.5 spans ≈ 0.0055509868421053 cable length (imperial) |
2 spans ≈ 0.0024671052631579 cable length (imperial) | 5 spans ≈ 0.0061677631578947 cable length (imperial) |
2.5 spans ≈ 0.0030838815789474 cable length (imperial) | 5.5 spans ≈ 0.0067845394736842 cable length (imperial) |
3 spans ≈ 0.0037006578947368 cable length (imperial) | 6 spans ≈ 0.0074013157894737 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) ≈ 810.66666666667 spans | 4 cable length (imperial) ≈ 3242.6666666667 spans |
1.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 1216 spans | 4.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 3648 spans |
2 cable length (imperial) ≈ 1621.3333333333 spans | 5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 4053.3333333333 spans |
2.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 2026.6666666667 spans | 5.5 cable length (imperial) ≈ 4458.6666666667 spans |
3 cable length (imperial) ≈ 2432 spans | 6 cable length (imperial) ≈ 4864 spans |
1 spans ≈ 0.0012336 cable length (imperial) |
1 cable length (imperial) ≈ 810.6666667 spans |