cable length (International) | 1 cable length (International) | 2 cable length (International) | 3 cable length (International) | 4 cable length (International) | 5 cable length (International) | 6 cable length (International) | 7 cable length (International) | 8 cable length (International) | 9 cable length (International) | 10 cable length (International) | 11 cable length (International) | 12 cable length (International) | 13 cable length (International) | 14 cable length (International) | 15 cable length (International) | 16 cable length (International) | 17 cable length (International) | 18 cable length (International) | 19 cable length (International) | 20 cable length (International) | 21 cable length (International) | 22 cable length (International) | 23 cable length (International) | 24 cable length (International) | 25 cable length (International) | 26 cable length (International) | 27 cable length (International) | 28 cable length (International) | 29 cable length (International) | 30 cable length (International) | 31 cable length (International) | 32 cable length (International) | 33 cable length (International) | 34 cable length (International) | 35 cable length (International) | 36 cable length (International) | 37 cable length (International) | 38 cable length (International) | 39 cable length (International) | 40 cable length (International) | 41 cable length (International) | 42 cable length (International) | 43 cable length (International) | 44 cable length (International) | 45 cable length (International) | 46 cable length (International) | 47 cable length (International) | 48 cable length (International) | 49 cable length (International) | 50 cable length (International) | 51 cable length (International) | 52 cable length (International) | 53 cable length (International) | 54 cable length (International) | 55 cable length (International) | 56 cable length (International) | 57 cable length (International) | 58 cable length (International) | 59 cable length (International) | 60 cable length (International) | 61 cable length (International) | 62 cable length (International) | 63 cable length (International) | 64 cable length (International) | 65 cable length (International) | 66 cable length (International) | 67 cable length (International) | 68 cable length (International) | 69 cable length (International) | 70 cable length (International) | 71 cable length (International) | 72 cable length (International) | 73 cable length (International) | 74 cable length (International) | 75 cable length (International) | 76 cable length (International) | 77 cable length (International) | 78 cable length (International) | 79 cable length (International) | 80 cable length (International) | 81 cable length (International) | 82 cable length (International) | 83 cable length (International) | 84 cable length (International) | 85 cable length (International) | 86 cable length (International) | 87 cable length (International) | 88 cable length (International) | 89 cable length (International) | 90 cable length (International) | 91 cable length (International) | 92 cable length (International) | 93 cable length (International) | 94 cable length (International) | 95 cable length (International) | 96 cable length (International) | 97 cable length (International) | 98 cable length (International) | 99 cable length (International) | 100 cable length (International) |
line | 87,496.0629921 ln | 174,992.1259843 ln | 262,488.1889764 ln | 349,984.2519685 ln | 437,480.3149606 ln | 524,976.3779528 ln | 612,472.4409449 ln | 699,968.5039370 ln | 787,464.5669291 ln | 874,960.6299213 ln | 962,456.6929134 ln | 1,049,952.7559055 ln | 1,137,448.8188976 ln | 1,224,944.8818898 ln | 1,312,440.9448819 ln | 1,399,937.007874 ln | 1,487,433.0708661 ln | 1,574,929.1338583 ln | 1,662,425.1968504 ln | 1,749,921.2598425 ln | 1,837,417.3228346 ln | 1,924,913.3858268 ln | 2,012,409.4488189 ln | 2,099,905.511811 ln | 2,187,401.5748031 ln | 2,274,897.6377953 ln | 2,362,393.7007874 ln | 2,449,889.7637795 ln | 2,537,385.8267717 ln | 2,624,881.8897638 ln | 2,712,377.9527559 ln | 2,799,874.015748 ln | 2,887,370.0787402 ln | 2,974,866.1417323 ln | 3,062,362.2047244 ln | 3,149,858.2677165 ln | 3,237,354.3307087 ln | 3,324,850.3937008 ln | 3,412,346.4566929 ln | 3,499,842.519685 ln | 3,587,338.5826772 ln | 3,674,834.6456693 ln | 3,762,330.7086614 ln | 3,849,826.7716535 ln | 3,937,322.8346457 ln | 4,024,818.8976378 ln | 4,112,314.9606299 ln | 4,199,811.023622 ln | 4,287,307.0866142 ln | 4,374,803.1496063 ln | 4,462,299.2125984 ln | 4,549,795.2755906 ln | 4,637,291.3385827 ln | 4,724,787.4015748 ln | 4,812,283.4645669 ln | 4,899,779.5275591 ln | 4,987,275.5905512 ln | 5,074,771.6535433 ln | 5,162,267.7165354 ln | 5,249,763.7795276 ln | 5,337,259.8425197 ln | 5,424,755.9055118 ln | 5,512,251.9685039 ln | 5,599,748.0314961 ln | 5,687,244.0944882 ln | 5,774,740.1574803 ln | 5,862,236.2204724 ln | 5,949,732.2834646 ln | 6,037,228.3464567 ln | 6,124,724.4094488 ln | 6,212,220.4724409 ln | 6,299,716.5354331 ln | 6,387,212.5984252 ln | 6,474,708.6614173 ln | 6,562,204.7244094 ln | 6,649,700.7874016 ln | 6,737,196.8503937 ln | 6,824,692.9133858 ln | 6,912,188.976378 ln | 6,999,685.0393701 ln | 7,087,181.1023622 ln | 7,174,677.1653543 ln | 7,262,173.2283465 ln | 7,349,669.2913386 ln | 7,437,165.3543307 ln | 7,524,661.4173228 ln | 7,612,157.480315 ln | 7,699,653.5433071 ln | 7,787,149.6062992 ln | 7,874,645.6692913 ln | 7,962,141.7322835 ln | 8,049,637.7952756 ln | 8,137,133.8582677 ln | 8,224,629.9212598 ln | 8,312,125.984252 ln | 8,399,622.0472441 ln | 8,487,118.1102362 ln | 8,574,614.1732283 ln | 8,662,110.2362205 ln | 8,749,606.2992126 ln |
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) | lines | cable length (International) | lines |
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1 | = 87496.062992126 | 4 | = 349984.2519685 |
1.5 | = 131244.09448819 | 4.5 | = 393732.28346457 |
2 | = 174992.12598425 | 5 | = 437480.31496063 |
2.5 | = 218740.15748031 | 5.5 | = 481228.34645669 |
3 | = 262488.18897638 | 6 | = 524976.37795276 |
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.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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line | ln | ≡ 1⁄12 in | = 0.002116 m | Imperial/US |
lines | cable length (International) | lines | cable length (International) |
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1 | = 1.1429085673146E-5 | 4 | = 4.5716342692585E-5 |
1.5 | = 1.7143628509719E-5 | 4.5 | = 5.1430885529158E-5 |
2 | = 2.2858171346292E-5 | 5 | = 5.7145428365731E-5 |
2.5 | = 2.8572714182865E-5 | 5.5 | = 6.2859971202304E-5 |
3 | = 3.4287257019438E-5 | 6 | = 6.8574514038877E-5 |
cable length (International) | lines |
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1 | = 87,496.0629921 |
1.1429085673146 × 10-5 | = 1 |
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 …) |