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chain | 9.2062173 ch | 18.4124346 ch | 27.6186518 ch | 36.8248691 ch | 46.0310864 ch | 55.2373037 ch | 64.4435210 ch | 73.6497382 ch | 82.8559555 ch | 92.0621728 ch | 101.2683901 ch | 110.4746073 ch | 119.6808246 ch | 128.8870419 ch | 138.0932592 ch | 147.2994765 ch | 156.5056937 ch | 165.7119110 ch | 174.9181283 ch | 184.1243456 ch | 193.3305629 ch | 202.5367801 ch | 211.7429974 ch | 220.9492147 ch | 230.1554320 ch | 239.3616492 ch | 248.5678665 ch | 257.7740838 ch | 266.9803011 ch | 276.1865184 ch | 285.3927356 ch | 294.5989529 ch | 303.8051702 ch | 313.0113875 ch | 322.2176048 ch | 331.4238220 ch | 340.6300393 ch | 349.8362566 ch | 359.0424739 ch | 368.2486911 ch | 377.4549084 ch | 386.6611257 ch | 395.8673430 ch | 405.0735603 ch | 414.2797775 ch | 423.4859948 ch | 432.6922121 ch | 441.8984294 ch | 451.1046467 ch | 460.3108639 ch | 469.5170812 ch | 478.7232985 ch | 487.9295158 ch | 497.1357330 ch | 506.3419503 ch | 515.5481676 ch | 524.7543849 ch | 533.9606022 ch | 543.1668194 ch | 552.3730367 ch | 561.5792540 ch | 570.7854713 ch | 579.9916886 ch | 589.1979058 ch | 598.4041231 ch | 607.6103404 ch | 616.8165577 ch | 626.0227749 ch | 635.2289922 ch | 644.4352095 ch | 653.6414268 ch | 662.8476441 ch | 672.0538613 ch | 681.2600786 ch | 690.4662959 ch | 699.6725132 ch | 708.8787305 ch | 718.0849477 ch | 727.2911650 ch | 736.4973823 ch | 745.7035996 ch | 754.9098168 ch | 764.1160341 ch | 773.3222514 ch | 782.5284687 ch | 791.7346860 ch | 800.9409032 ch | 810.1471205 ch | 819.3533378 ch | 828.5595551 ch | 837.7657724 ch | 846.9719896 ch | 856.1782069 ch | 865.3844242 ch | 874.5906415 ch | 883.7968588 ch | 893.0030760 ch | 902.2092933 ch | 911.4155106 ch | 920.6217279 ch |
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:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (International) | ≡ 1⁄10 nmi | ≡ 185.2 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (International) | chains | cable length (International) | chains |
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1 | ≈ 9.2062172786581 | 4 | ≈ 36.824869114632 |
1.5 | ≈ 13.809325917987 | 4.5 | ≈ 41.427977753961 |
2 | ≈ 18.412434557316 | 5 | ≈ 46.03108639329 |
2.5 | ≈ 23.015543196645 | 5.5 | ≈ 50.634195032619 |
3 | ≈ 27.618651835974 | 6 | ≈ 55.237303671948 |
A chain is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links, or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). The chain has been used for several centuries in Britain and in some other countries influenced by British practice.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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chain | ch | ≡ 66 ft (US) ≡ 4 rods | ≈ 20.11684 m | Imperial/US |
chains | cable length (International) | chains | cable length (International) |
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1 | ≈ 0.1086222462203 | 4 | ≈ 0.43448898488121 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.16293336933045 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.48880010799136 |
2 | ≈ 0.2172444924406 | 5 | ≈ 0.54311123110151 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.27155561555076 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.59742235421166 |
3 | ≈ 0.32586673866091 | 6 | ≈ 0.65173347732181 |
cable length (International) | chains |
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1 | ≈ 9.2062173 |
0.1086222 | ≈ 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |