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) |
hectometer | 2.19456 hm | 4.38912 hm | 6.58368 hm | 8.77824 hm | 10.9728 hm | 13.16736 hm | 15.36192 hm | 17.55648 hm | 19.75104 hm | 21.9456 hm | 24.14016 hm | 26.33472 hm | 28.52928 hm | 30.72384 hm | 32.9184 hm | 35.11296 hm | 37.30752 hm | 39.50208 hm | 41.69664 hm | 43.8912 hm | 46.08576 hm | 48.28032 hm | 50.47488 hm | 52.66944 hm | 54.864 hm | 57.05856 hm | 59.25312 hm | 61.44768 hm | 63.64224 hm | 65.8368 hm | 68.03136 hm | 70.22592 hm | 72.42048 hm | 74.61504 hm | 76.8096 hm | 79.00416 hm | 81.19872 hm | 83.39328 hm | 85.58784 hm | 87.7824 hm | 89.97696 hm | 92.17152 hm | 94.36608 hm | 96.56064 hm | 98.7552 hm | 100.94976 hm | 103.14432 hm | 105.33888 hm | 107.53344 hm | 109.728 hm | 111.92256 hm | 114.11712 hm | 116.31168 hm | 118.50624 hm | 120.7008 hm | 122.89536 hm | 125.08992 hm | 127.28448 hm | 129.47904 hm | 131.6736 hm | 133.86816 hm | 136.06272 hm | 138.25728 hm | 140.45184 hm | 142.6464 hm | 144.84096 hm | 147.03552 hm | 149.23008 hm | 151.42464 hm | 153.6192 hm | 155.81376 hm | 158.00832 hm | 160.20288 hm | 162.39744 hm | 164.592 hm | 166.78656 hm | 168.98112 hm | 171.17568 hm | 173.37024 hm | 175.5648 hm | 177.75936 hm | 179.95392 hm | 182.14848 hm | 184.34304 hm | 186.5376 hm | 188.73216 hm | 190.92672 hm | 193.12128 hm | 195.31584 hm | 197.5104 hm | 199.70496 hm | 201.89952 hm | 204.09408 hm | 206.28864 hm | 208.4832 hm | 210.67776 hm | 212.87232 hm | 215.06688 hm | 217.26144 hm | 219.456 hm |
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) | hectometers | cable length (US) | hectometers |
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1 | = 2.19456 | 4 | = 8.77824 |
1.5 | = 3.29184 | 4.5 | = 9.87552 |
2 | = 4.38912 | 5 | = 10.9728 |
2.5 | = 5.4864 | 5.5 | = 12.07008 |
3 | = 6.58368 | 6 | = 13.16736 |
Hectometer or hectometre is a measurement of distance. It is equal to 100 meters. It is a uncommonly used unit of length in the metric system. Plural name is hectometers.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hectometer | hm | ≡ 1×102 m | ≡ 1×102 m | Metric system SI |
hectometers | cable length (US) | hectometers | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.45567220764071 | 4 | = 1.8226888305628 |
1.5 | = 0.68350831146107 | 4.5 | = 2.0505249343832 |
2 | = 0.91134441528142 | 5 | = 2.2783610382036 |
2.5 | = 1.1391805191018 | 5.5 | = 2.5061971420239 |
3 | = 1.3670166229221 | 6 | = 2.7340332458443 |
cable length (US) | hectometers |
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1 | = 2.19456 |
0.4556722 | = 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 …) |