cable length (US) | 1 cable length (US) | 2 cable length (US) | 3 cable length (US) | 4 cable length (US) | 5 cable length (US) | 6 cable length (US) | 7 cable length (US) | 8 cable length (US) | 9 cable length (US) | 10 cable length (US) | 11 cable length (US) | 12 cable length (US) | 13 cable length (US) | 14 cable length (US) | 15 cable length (US) | 16 cable length (US) | 17 cable length (US) | 18 cable length (US) | 19 cable length (US) | 20 cable length (US) | 21 cable length (US) | 22 cable length (US) | 23 cable length (US) | 24 cable length (US) | 25 cable length (US) | 26 cable length (US) | 27 cable length (US) | 28 cable length (US) | 29 cable length (US) | 30 cable length (US) | 31 cable length (US) | 32 cable length (US) | 33 cable length (US) | 34 cable length (US) | 35 cable length (US) | 36 cable length (US) | 37 cable length (US) | 38 cable length (US) | 39 cable length (US) | 40 cable length (US) | 41 cable length (US) | 42 cable length (US) | 43 cable length (US) | 44 cable length (US) | 45 cable length (US) | 46 cable length (US) | 47 cable length (US) | 48 cable length (US) | 49 cable length (US) | 50 cable length (US) | 51 cable length (US) | 52 cable length (US) | 53 cable length (US) | 54 cable length (US) | 55 cable length (US) | 56 cable length (US) | 57 cable length (US) | 58 cable length (US) | 59 cable length (US) | 60 cable length (US) | 61 cable length (US) | 62 cable length (US) | 63 cable length (US) | 64 cable length (US) | 65 cable length (US) | 66 cable length (US) | 67 cable length (US) | 68 cable length (US) | 69 cable length (US) | 70 cable length (US) | 71 cable length (US) | 72 cable length (US) | 73 cable length (US) | 74 cable length (US) | 75 cable length (US) | 76 cable length (US) | 77 cable length (US) | 78 cable length (US) | 79 cable length (US) | 80 cable length (US) | 81 cable length (US) | 82 cable length (US) | 83 cable length (US) | 84 cable length (US) | 85 cable length (US) | 86 cable length (US) | 87 cable length (US) | 88 cable length (US) | 89 cable length (US) | 90 cable length (US) | 91 cable length (US) | 92 cable length (US) | 93 cable length (US) | 94 cable length (US) | 95 cable length (US) | 96 cable length (US) | 97 cable length (US) | 98 cable length (US) | 99 cable length (US) | 100 cable length (US) |
cape foot | 697.0052853 ft (Cape) | 1,394.0105706 ft (Cape) | 2,091.0158560 ft (Cape) | 2,788.0211413 ft (Cape) | 3,485.0264266 ft (Cape) | 4,182.0317119 ft (Cape) | 4,879.0369973 ft (Cape) | 5,576.0422826 ft (Cape) | 6,273.0475679 ft (Cape) | 6,970.0528532 ft (Cape) | 7,667.0581386 ft (Cape) | 8,364.0634239 ft (Cape) | 9,061.0687092 ft (Cape) | 9,758.0739945 ft (Cape) | 10,455.0792798 ft (Cape) | 11,152.0845652 ft (Cape) | 11,849.0898505 ft (Cape) | 12,546.0951358 ft (Cape) | 13,243.1004211 ft (Cape) | 13,940.1057065 ft (Cape) | 14,637.1109918 ft (Cape) | 15,334.1162771 ft (Cape) | 16,031.1215624 ft (Cape) | 16,728.1268478 ft (Cape) | 17,425.1321331 ft (Cape) | 18,122.1374184 ft (Cape) | 18,819.1427037 ft (Cape) | 19,516.1479891 ft (Cape) | 20,213.1532744 ft (Cape) | 20,910.1585597 ft (Cape) | 21,607.1638450 ft (Cape) | 22,304.1691303 ft (Cape) | 23,001.1744157 ft (Cape) | 23,698.1797010 ft (Cape) | 24,395.1849863 ft (Cape) | 25,092.1902716 ft (Cape) | 25,789.1955570 ft (Cape) | 26,486.2008423 ft (Cape) | 27,183.2061276 ft (Cape) | 27,880.2114129 ft (Cape) | 28,577.2166983 ft (Cape) | 29,274.2219836 ft (Cape) | 29,971.2272689 ft (Cape) | 30,668.2325542 ft (Cape) | 31,365.2378395 ft (Cape) | 32,062.2431249 ft (Cape) | 32,759.2484102 ft (Cape) | 33,456.2536955 ft (Cape) | 34,153.2589808 ft (Cape) | 34,850.2642662 ft (Cape) | 35,547.2695515 ft (Cape) | 36,244.2748368 ft (Cape) | 36,941.2801221 ft (Cape) | 37,638.2854075 ft (Cape) | 38,335.2906928 ft (Cape) | 39,032.2959781 ft (Cape) | 39,729.3012634 ft (Cape) | 40,426.3065487 ft (Cape) | 41,123.3118341 ft (Cape) | 41,820.3171194 ft (Cape) | 42,517.3224047 ft (Cape) | 43,214.3276900 ft (Cape) | 43,911.3329754 ft (Cape) | 44,608.3382607 ft (Cape) | 45,305.3435460 ft (Cape) | 46,002.3488313 ft (Cape) | 46,699.3541167 ft (Cape) | 47,396.3594020 ft (Cape) | 48,093.3646873 ft (Cape) | 48,790.3699726 ft (Cape) | 49,487.3752579 ft (Cape) | 50,184.3805433 ft (Cape) | 50,881.3858286 ft (Cape) | 51,578.3911139 ft (Cape) | 52,275.3963992 ft (Cape) | 52,972.4016846 ft (Cape) | 53,669.4069699 ft (Cape) | 54,366.4122552 ft (Cape) | 55,063.4175405 ft (Cape) | 55,760.4228259 ft (Cape) | 56,457.4281112 ft (Cape) | 57,154.4333965 ft (Cape) | 57,851.4386818 ft (Cape) | 58,548.4439672 ft (Cape) | 59,245.4492525 ft (Cape) | 59,942.4545378 ft (Cape) | 60,639.4598231 ft (Cape) | 61,336.4651084 ft (Cape) | 62,033.4703938 ft (Cape) | 62,730.4756791 ft (Cape) | 63,427.4809644 ft (Cape) | 64,124.4862497 ft (Cape) | 64,821.4915351 ft (Cape) | 65,518.4968204 ft (Cape) | 66,215.5021057 ft (Cape) | 66,912.5073910 ft (Cape) | 67,609.5126764 ft (Cape) | 68,306.5179617 ft (Cape) | 69,003.5232470 ft (Cape) | 69,700.5285323 ft (Cape) |
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 (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | cape feet | cable length (US) | cape feet |
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1 | ≈ 697.00528532321 | 4 | ≈ 2788.0211412929 |
1.5 | ≈ 1045.5079279848 | 4.5 | ≈ 3136.5237839545 |
2 | ≈ 1394.0105706464 | 5 | ≈ 3485.0264266161 |
2.5 | ≈ 1742.513213308 | 5.5 | ≈ 3833.5290692777 |
3 | ≈ 2091.0158559696 | 6 | ≈ 4182.0317119393 |
A Cape foot is a unit of length defined as 1.0330 English feet (and equal to 12.396 English inches, or 0.31485557516 meters) found in documents of belts and diagrams relating to landed property.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cape foot | ft (Cape) | Legally defined as 1.033 English feet in 1859 | ≈ 0.314858 m | Other (Length) |
cape feet | cable length (US) | cape feet | cable length (US) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0014347093502114 | 4 | ≈ 0.0057388374008457 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0021520640253171 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.0064561920759514 |
2 | ≈ 0.0028694187004229 | 5 | ≈ 0.0071735467510572 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0035867733755286 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.0078909014261629 |
3 | ≈ 0.0043041280506343 | 6 | ≈ 0.0086082561012686 |
cable length (US) | cape feet |
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1 | ≈ 697.0052853 |
0.0014347 | ≈ 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 …) |