cable length (imperial) | 1 cable length (imperial) | 2 cable length (imperial) | 3 cable length (imperial) | 4 cable length (imperial) | 5 cable length (imperial) | 6 cable length (imperial) | 7 cable length (imperial) | 8 cable length (imperial) | 9 cable length (imperial) | 10 cable length (imperial) | 11 cable length (imperial) | 12 cable length (imperial) | 13 cable length (imperial) | 14 cable length (imperial) | 15 cable length (imperial) | 16 cable length (imperial) | 17 cable length (imperial) | 18 cable length (imperial) | 19 cable length (imperial) | 20 cable length (imperial) | 21 cable length (imperial) | 22 cable length (imperial) | 23 cable length (imperial) | 24 cable length (imperial) | 25 cable length (imperial) | 26 cable length (imperial) | 27 cable length (imperial) | 28 cable length (imperial) | 29 cable length (imperial) | 30 cable length (imperial) | 31 cable length (imperial) | 32 cable length (imperial) | 33 cable length (imperial) | 34 cable length (imperial) | 35 cable length (imperial) | 36 cable length (imperial) | 37 cable length (imperial) | 38 cable length (imperial) | 39 cable length (imperial) | 40 cable length (imperial) | 41 cable length (imperial) | 42 cable length (imperial) | 43 cable length (imperial) | 44 cable length (imperial) | 45 cable length (imperial) | 46 cable length (imperial) | 47 cable length (imperial) | 48 cable length (imperial) | 49 cable length (imperial) | 50 cable length (imperial) | 51 cable length (imperial) | 52 cable length (imperial) | 53 cable length (imperial) | 54 cable length (imperial) | 55 cable length (imperial) | 56 cable length (imperial) | 57 cable length (imperial) | 58 cable length (imperial) | 59 cable length (imperial) | 60 cable length (imperial) | 61 cable length (imperial) | 62 cable length (imperial) | 63 cable length (imperial) | 64 cable length (imperial) | 65 cable length (imperial) | 66 cable length (imperial) | 67 cable length (imperial) | 68 cable length (imperial) | 69 cable length (imperial) | 70 cable length (imperial) | 71 cable length (imperial) | 72 cable length (imperial) | 73 cable length (imperial) | 74 cable length (imperial) | 75 cable length (imperial) | 76 cable length (imperial) | 77 cable length (imperial) | 78 cable length (imperial) | 79 cable length (imperial) | 80 cable length (imperial) | 81 cable length (imperial) | 82 cable length (imperial) | 83 cable length (imperial) | 84 cable length (imperial) | 85 cable length (imperial) | 86 cable length (imperial) | 87 cable length (imperial) | 88 cable length (imperial) | 89 cable length (imperial) | 90 cable length (imperial) | 91 cable length (imperial) | 92 cable length (imperial) | 93 cable length (imperial) | 94 cable length (imperial) | 95 cable length (imperial) | 96 cable length (imperial) | 97 cable length (imperial) | 98 cable length (imperial) | 99 cable length (imperial) | 100 cable length (imperial) |
foot, metric (long) | 555.9552 lmf | 1,111.9104 lmf | 1,667.8656 lmf | 2,223.8208 lmf | 2,779.776 lmf | 3,335.7312 lmf | 3,891.6864 lmf | 4,447.6416 lmf | 5,003.5968 lmf | 5,559.552 lmf | 6,115.5072 lmf | 6,671.4624 lmf | 7,227.4176 lmf | 7,783.3728 lmf | 8,339.328 lmf | 8,895.2832 lmf | 9,451.2384 lmf | 10,007.1936 lmf | 10,563.1488 lmf | 11,119.104 lmf | 11,675.0592 lmf | 12,231.0144 lmf | 12,786.9696 lmf | 13,342.9248 lmf | 13,898.88 lmf | 14,454.8352 lmf | 15,010.7904 lmf | 15,566.7456 lmf | 16,122.7008 lmf | 16,678.656 lmf | 17,234.6112 lmf | 17,790.5664 lmf | 18,346.5216 lmf | 18,902.4768 lmf | 19,458.432 lmf | 20,014.3872 lmf | 20,570.3424 lmf | 21,126.2976 lmf | 21,682.2528 lmf | 22,238.208 lmf | 22,794.1632 lmf | 23,350.1184 lmf | 23,906.0736 lmf | 24,462.0288 lmf | 25,017.984 lmf | 25,573.9392 lmf | 26,129.8944 lmf | 26,685.8496 lmf | 27,241.8048 lmf | 27,797.76 lmf | 28,353.7152 lmf | 28,909.6704 lmf | 29,465.6256 lmf | 30,021.5808 lmf | 30,577.536 lmf | 31,133.4912 lmf | 31,689.4464 lmf | 32,245.4016 lmf | 32,801.3568 lmf | 33,357.312 lmf | 33,913.2672 lmf | 34,469.2224 lmf | 35,025.1776 lmf | 35,581.1328 lmf | 36,137.088 lmf | 36,693.0432 lmf | 37,248.9984 lmf | 37,804.9536 lmf | 38,360.9088 lmf | 38,916.864 lmf | 39,472.8192 lmf | 40,028.7744 lmf | 40,584.7296 lmf | 41,140.6848 lmf | 41,696.64 lmf | 42,252.5952 lmf | 42,808.5504 lmf | 43,364.5056 lmf | 43,920.4608 lmf | 44,476.416 lmf | 45,032.3712 lmf | 45,588.3264 lmf | 46,144.2816 lmf | 46,700.2368 lmf | 47,256.192 lmf | 47,812.1472 lmf | 48,368.1024 lmf | 48,924.0576 lmf | 49,480.0128 lmf | 50,035.968 lmf | 50,591.9232 lmf | 51,147.8784 lmf | 51,703.8336 lmf | 52,259.7888 lmf | 52,815.744 lmf | 53,371.6992 lmf | 53,927.6544 lmf | 54,483.6096 lmf | 55,039.5648 lmf | 55,595.52 lmf |
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 (imperial) | ≡ 608 ft | ≈ 185.3184 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (imperial) | feet, metric (long) | cable length (imperial) | feet, metric (long) |
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1 | ≈ 555.9552 | 4 | ≈ 2223.8208 |
1.5 | ≈ 833.9328 | 4.5 | ≈ 2501.7984 |
2 | ≈ 1111.9104 | 5 | ≈ 2779.776 |
2.5 | ≈ 1389.888 | 5.5 | ≈ 3057.7536 |
3 | ≈ 1667.8656 | 6 | ≈ 3335.7312 |
A foot, metric (long) is the unit of length.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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foot, metric (long) | lmf | ≡ 1⁄3 m | ≈ 0.3 m | Metric system SI |
feet, metric (long) | cable length (imperial) | feet, metric (long) | cable length (imperial) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0017987060827923 | 4 | ≈ 0.0071948243311691 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0026980591241884 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.0080941773725653 |
2 | ≈ 0.0035974121655846 | 5 | ≈ 0.0089935304139614 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0044967652069807 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.0098928834553576 |
3 | ≈ 0.0053961182483768 | 6 | ≈ 0.010792236496754 |
cable length (imperial) | feet, metric (long) |
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1 | ≈ 555.9552 |
0.0017987 | ≈ 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 …) |