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) |
point (PostScript) | 525,092.1463000 pt | 1,050,184.2925999 pt | 1,575,276.4388999 pt | 2,100,368.5851999 pt | 2,625,460.7314999 pt | 3,150,552.8777998 pt | 3,675,645.0240998 pt | 4,200,737.1703998 pt | 4,725,829.3166997 pt | 5,250,921.4629997 pt | 5,776,013.6092997 pt | 6,301,105.7555997 pt | 6,826,197.9018996 pt | 7,351,290.0481996 pt | 7,876,382.1944996 pt | 8,401,474.3407995 pt | 8,926,566.4870995 pt | 9,451,658.6333995 pt | 9,976,750.7796995 pt | 10,501,842.925999 pt | 11,026,935.072299 pt | 11,552,027.218599 pt | 12,077,119.364899 pt | 12,602,211.511199 pt | 13,127,303.657499 pt | 13,652,395.803799 pt | 14,177,487.950099 pt | 14,702,580.096399 pt | 15,227,672.242699 pt | 15,752,764.388999 pt | 16,277,856.535299 pt | 16,802,948.681599 pt | 17,328,040.827899 pt | 17,853,132.974199 pt | 18,378,225.120499 pt | 18,903,317.266799 pt | 19,428,409.413099 pt | 19,953,501.559399 pt | 20,478,593.705699 pt | 21,003,685.851999 pt | 21,528,777.998299 pt | 22,053,870.144599 pt | 22,578,962.290899 pt | 23,104,054.437199 pt | 23,629,146.583499 pt | 24,154,238.729799 pt | 24,679,330.876099 pt | 25,204,423.022399 pt | 25,729,515.168699 pt | 26,254,607.314999 pt | 26,779,699.461299 pt | 27,304,791.607599 pt | 27,829,883.753898 pt | 28,354,975.900198 pt | 28,880,068.046498 pt | 29,405,160.192798 pt | 29,930,252.339098 pt | 30,455,344.485398 pt | 30,980,436.631698 pt | 31,505,528.777998 pt | 32,030,620.924298 pt | 32,555,713.070598 pt | 33,080,805.216898 pt | 33,605,897.363198 pt | 34,130,989.509498 pt | 34,656,081.655798 pt | 35,181,173.802098 pt | 35,706,265.948398 pt | 36,231,358.094698 pt | 36,756,450.240998 pt | 37,281,542.387298 pt | 37,806,634.533598 pt | 38,331,726.679898 pt | 38,856,818.826198 pt | 39,381,910.972498 pt | 39,907,003.118798 pt | 40,432,095.265098 pt | 40,957,187.411398 pt | 41,482,279.557698 pt | 42,007,371.703998 pt | 42,532,463.850298 pt | 43,057,555.996598 pt | 43,582,648.142898 pt | 44,107,740.289198 pt | 44,632,832.435498 pt | 45,157,924.581798 pt | 45,683,016.728098 pt | 46,208,108.874398 pt | 46,733,201.020697 pt | 47,258,293.166997 pt | 47,783,385.313297 pt | 48,308,477.459597 pt | 48,833,569.605897 pt | 49,358,661.752197 pt | 49,883,753.898497 pt | 50,408,846.044797 pt | 50,933,938.191097 pt | 51,459,030.337397 pt | 51,984,122.483697 pt | 52,509,214.629997 pt |
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) | points (PostScript) | cable length (International) | points (PostScript) |
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1 | = 525092.14629997 | 4 | = 2100368.5851999 |
1.5 | = 787638.21944996 | 4.5 | = 2362914.6583499 |
2 | = 1050184.2925999 | 5 | = 2625460.7314999 |
2.5 | = 1312730.3657499 | 5.5 | = 2888006.8046498 |
3 | = 1575276.4388999 | 6 | = 3150552.8777998 |
= 0.0003527 m
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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point (PostScript) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72 in | = 0.0003527 m | Other (Length) |
points (PostScript) | cable length (International) | points (PostScript) | cable length (International) |
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1 | = 1.9044276457883E-6 | 4 | = 7.6177105831533E-6 |
1.5 | = 2.8566414686825E-6 | 4.5 | = 8.5699244060475E-6 |
2 | = 3.8088552915767E-6 | 5 | = 9.5221382289417E-6 |
2.5 | = 4.7610691144708E-6 | 5.5 | = 1.0474352051836E-5 |
3 | = 5.713282937365E-6 | 6 | = 1.142656587473E-5 |
cable length (International) | points (PostScript) |
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1 | = 525,092.1463000 |
1.9044276457883 × 10-6 | = 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 …) |