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) |
nautical mile | 0.1 NM; nmi | 0.2 NM; nmi | 0.3 NM; nmi | 0.4 NM; nmi | 0.5 NM; nmi | 0.6 NM; nmi | 0.7 NM; nmi | 0.8 NM; nmi | 0.9 NM; nmi | 1 NM; nmi | 1.1 NM; nmi | 1.2 NM; nmi | 1.3 NM; nmi | 1.4 NM; nmi | 1.5 NM; nmi | 1.6 NM; nmi | 1.7 NM; nmi | 1.8 NM; nmi | 1.9 NM; nmi | 2 NM; nmi | 2.1 NM; nmi | 2.2 NM; nmi | 2.3 NM; nmi | 2.4 NM; nmi | 2.5 NM; nmi | 2.6 NM; nmi | 2.7 NM; nmi | 2.8 NM; nmi | 2.9 NM; nmi | 3 NM; nmi | 3.1 NM; nmi | 3.2 NM; nmi | 3.3 NM; nmi | 3.4 NM; nmi | 3.5 NM; nmi | 3.6 NM; nmi | 3.7 NM; nmi | 3.8 NM; nmi | 3.9 NM; nmi | 4 NM; nmi | 4.1 NM; nmi | 4.2 NM; nmi | 4.3 NM; nmi | 4.4 NM; nmi | 4.5 NM; nmi | 4.6 NM; nmi | 4.7 NM; nmi | 4.8 NM; nmi | 4.9 NM; nmi | 5 NM; nmi | 5.1 NM; nmi | 5.2 NM; nmi | 5.3 NM; nmi | 5.4 NM; nmi | 5.5 NM; nmi | 5.6 NM; nmi | 5.7 NM; nmi | 5.8 NM; nmi | 5.9 NM; nmi | 6 NM; nmi | 6.1 NM; nmi | 6.2 NM; nmi | 6.3 NM; nmi | 6.4 NM; nmi | 6.5 NM; nmi | 6.6 NM; nmi | 6.7 NM; nmi | 6.8 NM; nmi | 6.9 NM; nmi | 7 NM; nmi | 7.1 NM; nmi | 7.2 NM; nmi | 7.3 NM; nmi | 7.4 NM; nmi | 7.5 NM; nmi | 7.6 NM; nmi | 7.7 NM; nmi | 7.8 NM; nmi | 7.9 NM; nmi | 8 NM; nmi | 8.1 NM; nmi | 8.2 NM; nmi | 8.3 NM; nmi | 8.4 NM; nmi | 8.5 NM; nmi | 8.6 NM; nmi | 8.7 NM; nmi | 8.8 NM; nmi | 8.9 NM; nmi | 9 NM; nmi | 9.1 NM; nmi | 9.2 NM; nmi | 9.3 NM; nmi | 9.4 NM; nmi | 9.5 NM; nmi | 9.6 NM; nmi | 9.7 NM; nmi | 9.8 NM; nmi | 9.9 NM; nmi | 10 NM; nmi |
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) | nautical miles | cable length (International) | nautical miles |
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1 | ≡ 0.1 | 4 | ≡ 0.4 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.15 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.45 |
2 | ≡ 0.2 | 5 | ≡ 0.5 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.25 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.55 |
3 | ≡ 0.3 | 6 | ≡ 0.6 |
A nautical mile is a unit of measurement defined as exactly 1852 meters (about 6,076.1 feet or 1.1508 statute miles). Historically, it was defined as one minute of latitude, which is equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree of latitude.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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nautical mile | NM; nmi | ≡ 1852 m | ≡ 1852 m | Imperial/US |
nautical miles | cable length (International) | nautical miles | cable length (International) |
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1 | ≡ 10 | 4 | ≡ 40 |
1.5 | ≡ 15 | 4.5 | ≡ 45 |
2 | ≡ 20 | 5 | ≡ 50 |
2.5 | ≡ 25 | 5.5 | ≡ 55 |
3 | ≡ 30 | 6 | ≡ 60 |
cable length (International) | nautical miles |
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1 | ≡ 0.1 |
10 | ≡ 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 …) |