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) |
point (PostScript) | 525,427.8423590 pt | 1,050,855.6847179 pt | 1,576,283.5270768 pt | 2,101,711.3694358 pt | 2,627,139.2117947 pt | 3,152,567.0541537 pt | 3,677,994.8965126 pt | 4,203,422.7388716 pt | 4,728,850.5812305 pt | 5,254,278.4235895 pt | 5,779,706.2659484 pt | 6,305,134.1083073 pt | 6,830,561.9506663 pt | 7,355,989.7930252 pt | 7,881,417.6353842 pt | 8,406,845.4777431 pt | 8,932,273.3201021 pt | 9,457,701.162461 pt | 9,983,129.00482 pt | 10,508,556.847179 pt | 11,033,984.689538 pt | 11,559,412.531897 pt | 12,084,840.374256 pt | 12,610,268.216615 pt | 13,135,696.058974 pt | 13,661,123.901333 pt | 14,186,551.743692 pt | 14,711,979.58605 pt | 15,237,407.428409 pt | 15,762,835.270768 pt | 16,288,263.113127 pt | 16,813,690.955486 pt | 17,339,118.797845 pt | 17,864,546.640204 pt | 18,389,974.482563 pt | 18,915,402.324922 pt | 19,440,830.167281 pt | 19,966,258.00964 pt | 20,491,685.851999 pt | 21,017,113.694358 pt | 21,542,541.536717 pt | 22,067,969.379076 pt | 22,593,397.221435 pt | 23,118,825.063794 pt | 23,644,252.906153 pt | 24,169,680.748511 pt | 24,695,108.59087 pt | 25,220,536.433229 pt | 25,745,964.275588 pt | 26,271,392.117947 pt | 26,796,819.960306 pt | 27,322,247.802665 pt | 27,847,675.645024 pt | 28,373,103.487383 pt | 28,898,531.329742 pt | 29,423,959.172101 pt | 29,949,387.01446 pt | 30,474,814.856819 pt | 31,000,242.699178 pt | 31,525,670.541537 pt | 32,051,098.383896 pt | 32,576,526.226255 pt | 33,101,954.068614 pt | 33,627,381.910972 pt | 34,152,809.753331 pt | 34,678,237.59569 pt | 35,203,665.438049 pt | 35,729,093.280408 pt | 36,254,521.122767 pt | 36,779,948.965126 pt | 37,305,376.807485 pt | 37,830,804.649844 pt | 38,356,232.492203 pt | 38,881,660.334562 pt | 39,407,088.176921 pt | 39,932,516.01928 pt | 40,457,943.861639 pt | 40,983,371.703998 pt | 41,508,799.546357 pt | 42,034,227.388716 pt | 42,559,655.231075 pt | 43,085,083.073434 pt | 43,610,510.915792 pt | 44,135,938.758151 pt | 44,661,366.60051 pt | 45,186,794.442869 pt | 45,712,222.285228 pt | 46,237,650.127587 pt | 46,763,077.969946 pt | 47,288,505.812305 pt | 47,813,933.654664 pt | 48,339,361.497023 pt | 48,864,789.339382 pt | 49,390,217.181741 pt | 49,915,645.0241 pt | 50,441,072.866459 pt | 50,966,500.708818 pt | 51,491,928.551177 pt | 52,017,356.393536 pt | 52,542,784.235895 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 (imperial) | ≡ 608 ft | ≈ 185.3184 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (imperial) | points (PostScript) | cable length (imperial) | points (PostScript) |
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1 | ≈ 525427.84235895 | 4 | ≈ 2101711.3694358 |
1.5 | ≈ 788141.76353842 | 4.5 | ≈ 2364425.2906153 |
2 | ≈ 1050855.6847179 | 5 | ≈ 2627139.2117947 |
2.5 | ≈ 1313569.6058974 | 5.5 | ≈ 2889853.1329742 |
3 | ≈ 1576283.5270768 | 6 | ≈ 3152567.0541537 |
= 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 (imperial) | points (PostScript) | cable length (imperial) |
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1 | ≈ 1.9032109062025E-6 | 4 | ≈ 7.6128436248101E-6 |
1.5 | ≈ 2.8548163593038E-6 | 4.5 | ≈ 8.5644490779113E-6 |
2 | ≈ 3.806421812405E-6 | 5 | ≈ 9.5160545310126E-6 |
2.5 | ≈ 4.7580272655063E-6 | 5.5 | ≈ 1.0467659984114E-5 |
3 | ≈ 5.7096327186075E-6 | 6 | ≈ 1.1419265437215E-5 |
cable length (imperial) | points (PostScript) |
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1 | ≈ 525,427.8423590 |
1.9032109062025 × 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 …) |