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) |
line | 103 680 ln | 207 360 ln | 311 040 ln | 414 720 ln | 518 400 ln | 622 080 ln | 725 760 ln | 829 440 ln | 933 120 ln | 1 036 800 ln | 1 140 480 ln | 1 244 160 ln | 1 347 840 ln | 1 451 520 ln | 1 555 200 ln | 1 658 880 ln | 1 762 560 ln | 1 866 240 ln | 1 969 920 ln | 2 073 600 ln | 2 177 280 ln | 2 280 960 ln | 2 384 640 ln | 2 488 320 ln | 2 592 000 ln | 2 695 680 ln | 2 799 360 ln | 2 903 040 ln | 3 006 720 ln | 3 110 400 ln | 3 214 080 ln | 3 317 760 ln | 3 421 440 ln | 3 525 120 ln | 3 628 800 ln | 3 732 480 ln | 3 836 160 ln | 3 939 840 ln | 4 043 520 ln | 4 147 200 ln | 4 250 880 ln | 4 354 560 ln | 4 458 240 ln | 4 561 920 ln | 4 665 600 ln | 4 769 280 ln | 4 872 960 ln | 4 976 640 ln | 5 080 320 ln | 5 184 000 ln | 5 287 680 ln | 5 391 360 ln | 5 495 040 ln | 5 598 720 ln | 5 702 400 ln | 5 806 080 ln | 5 909 760 ln | 6 013 440 ln | 6 117 120 ln | 6 220 800 ln | 6 324 480 ln | 6 428 160 ln | 6 531 840 ln | 6 635 520 ln | 6 739 200 ln | 6 842 880 ln | 6 946 560 ln | 7 050 240 ln | 7 153 920 ln | 7 257 600 ln | 7 361 280 ln | 7 464 960 ln | 7 568 640 ln | 7 672 320 ln | 7 776 000 ln | 7 879 680 ln | 7 983 360 ln | 8 087 040 ln | 8 190 720 ln | 8 294 400 ln | 8 398 080 ln | 8 501 760 ln | 8 605 440 ln | 8 709 120 ln | 8 812 800 ln | 8 916 480 ln | 9 020 160 ln | 9 123 840 ln | 9 227 520 ln | 9 331 200 ln | 9 434 880 ln | 9 538 560 ln | 9 642 240 ln | 9 745 920 ln | 9 849 600 ln | 9 953 280 ln | 10 056 960 ln | 10 160 640 ln | 10 264 320 ln | 10 368 000 ln |
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) | lines | cable length (US) | lines |
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1 | = 103680 | 4 | = 414720 |
1.5 | = 155520 | 4.5 | = 466560 |
2 | = 207360 | 5 | = 518400 |
2.5 | = 259200 | 5.5 | = 570240 |
3 | = 311040 | 6 | = 622080 |
The line (abbreviated L or l) was a small English unit of length, variously reckoned as 1⁄10, 1⁄12, 1⁄16, or 1⁄40 of an inch. It was not included among the units authorized as the British Imperial system in 1824.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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line | ln | ≡ 1⁄12 in | = 0.002116 m | Imperial/US |
lines | cable length (US) | lines | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 9.6450617283951E-6 | 4 | = 3.858024691358E-5 |
1.5 | = 1.4467592592593E-5 | 4.5 | = 4.3402777777778E-5 |
2 | = 1.929012345679E-5 | 5 | = 4.8225308641975E-5 |
2.5 | = 2.4112654320988E-5 | 5.5 | = 5.3047839506173E-5 |
3 | = 2.8935185185185E-5 | 6 | = 5.787037037037E-5 |
cable length (US) | lines |
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1 | = 103 680 |
9.6450617283951 × 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 …) |