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) |
foot, metric (long) | 658.368 lmf | 1,316.736 lmf | 1,975.104 lmf | 2,633.472 lmf | 3,291.84 lmf | 3,950.208 lmf | 4,608.576 lmf | 5,266.944 lmf | 5,925.312 lmf | 6,583.68 lmf | 7,242.048 lmf | 7,900.416 lmf | 8,558.784 lmf | 9,217.152 lmf | 9,875.52 lmf | 10,533.888 lmf | 11,192.256 lmf | 11,850.624 lmf | 12,508.992 lmf | 13,167.36 lmf | 13,825.728 lmf | 14,484.096 lmf | 15,142.464 lmf | 15,800.832 lmf | 16,459.2 lmf | 17,117.568 lmf | 17,775.936 lmf | 18,434.304 lmf | 19,092.672 lmf | 19,751.04 lmf | 20,409.408 lmf | 21,067.776 lmf | 21,726.144 lmf | 22,384.512 lmf | 23,042.88 lmf | 23,701.248 lmf | 24,359.616 lmf | 25,017.984 lmf | 25,676.352 lmf | 26,334.72 lmf | 26,993.088 lmf | 27,651.456 lmf | 28,309.824 lmf | 28,968.192 lmf | 29,626.56 lmf | 30,284.928 lmf | 30,943.296 lmf | 31,601.664 lmf | 32,260.032 lmf | 32,918.4 lmf | 33,576.768 lmf | 34,235.136 lmf | 34,893.504 lmf | 35,551.872 lmf | 36,210.24 lmf | 36,868.608 lmf | 37,526.976 lmf | 38,185.344 lmf | 38,843.712 lmf | 39,502.08 lmf | 40,160.448 lmf | 40,818.816 lmf | 41,477.184 lmf | 42,135.552 lmf | 42,793.92 lmf | 43,452.288 lmf | 44,110.656 lmf | 44,769.024 lmf | 45,427.392 lmf | 46,085.76 lmf | 46,744.128 lmf | 47,402.496 lmf | 48,060.864 lmf | 48,719.232 lmf | 49,377.6 lmf | 50,035.968 lmf | 50,694.336 lmf | 51,352.704 lmf | 52,011.072 lmf | 52,669.44 lmf | 53,327.808 lmf | 53,986.176 lmf | 54,644.544 lmf | 55,302.912 lmf | 55,961.28 lmf | 56,619.648 lmf | 57,278.016 lmf | 57,936.384 lmf | 58,594.752 lmf | 59,253.12 lmf | 59,911.488 lmf | 60,569.856 lmf | 61,228.224 lmf | 61,886.592 lmf | 62,544.96 lmf | 63,203.328 lmf | 63,861.696 lmf | 64,520.064 lmf | 65,178.432 lmf | 65,836.8 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 (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | feet, metric (long) | cable length (US) | feet, metric (long) |
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1 | = 658.368 | 4 | = 2633.472 |
1.5 | = 987.552 | 4.5 | = 2962.656 |
2 | = 1316.736 | 5 | = 3291.84 |
2.5 | = 1645.92 | 5.5 | = 3621.024 |
3 | = 1975.104 | 6 | = 3950.208 |
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 (US) | feet, metric (long) | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.0015189073588024 | 4 | = 0.0060756294352095 |
1.5 | = 0.0022783610382036 | 4.5 | = 0.0068350831146107 |
2 | = 0.0030378147176047 | 5 | = 0.0075945367940119 |
2.5 | = 0.0037972683970059 | 5.5 | = 0.008353990473413 |
3 | = 0.0045567220764071 | 6 | = 0.0091134441528142 |
cable length (US) | feet, metric (long) |
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1 | = 658.368 |
0.0015189 | = 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 …) |