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Cable length (US) Conversion

cable length (US) conversion allows you find conversion from cable length (US) to other units of length, and you can find more additional cable length (US) information as the following.

Cable length (US)

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:

  • International:  110 nautical mile, or 185.2 m
  • Imperial (Admiralty):  110 Admiralty mile, or 608 ft (185.32 m), about 101 fathoms
    • The traditional British fathom varied from 5½ feet to 7 feet in the Merchant Navy.
  • U.S. customary (US Navy): 120 fathoms (720 feet, 219.456 m)
DefinitionRelation to SI units

≡ 720 ft

Quick Find Conversion

Cable length (US) to

Conversion table

pacegigameterleague (land)zettameterrodfingerspathand
1 7.62 × 10-10 0.0001578 7.62 × 10-22 0.1515152 34.2857143 7.62 × 10-13 7.5
1,312,335,958.0052 1 207,125.1035626 1.0 × 10-12 198,838,781.51595 44,994,375,703.037 0.001 9,842,519,685.0394
6,335.9580052 4.828 × 10-6 1 4.828 × 10-18 959.9936372 217,232.8458943 4.828 × 10-9 47,519.6850394
1.3123359580052 × 1021 1 000 000 000 000 2.0712510356255 × 1017 1 1.9883878151595 × 1020 4.4994375703037 × 1022 1 000 000 000 9.8425196850394 × 1021
6.6 5.0292 × 10-9 0.0010417 5.0292 × 10-21 1 226.2857143 5.0292 × 10-12 49.5
0.0291667 2.2225 × 10-11 4.6033554266777 × 10-6 2.2225 × 10-23 0.0044192 1 2.2225 × 10-14 0.21875
1,312,335,958,005.2 1 000 207,125,103.56255 1.0 × 10-9 198,838,781,515.95 44 994 375 703 037 1 9,842,519,685,039.4
0.1333333 1.016 × 10-10 2.1043910521955 × 10-5 1.016 × 10-22 0.0202020 4.5714286 1.016 × 10-13 1

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digitsindicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …)

Unit System

Imperial/US

SI Conversion Table

1 cable length (US)= 219.456 meters
1.5 cable length (US)= 329.184 meters
2 cable length (US)= 438.912 meters
2.5 cable length (US)= 548.64 meters
3 cable length (US)= 658.368 meters