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) |
link | 1,090.9069218 lnk | 2,181.8138435 lnk | 3,272.7207653 lnk | 4,363.6276871 lnk | 5,454.5346088 lnk | 6,545.4415306 lnk | 7,636.3484523 lnk | 8,727.2553741 lnk | 9,818.1622959 lnk | 10,909.0692176 lnk | 11,999.9761394 lnk | 13,090.8830612 lnk | 14,181.7899829 lnk | 15,272.6969047 lnk | 16,363.6038264 lnk | 17,454.5107482 lnk | 18,545.4176700 lnk | 19,636.3245917 lnk | 20,727.2315135 lnk | 21,818.1384353 lnk | 22,909.0453570 lnk | 23,999.9522788 lnk | 25,090.8592006 lnk | 26,181.7661223 lnk | 27,272.6730441 lnk | 28,363.5799658 lnk | 29,454.4868876 lnk | 30,545.3938094 lnk | 31,636.3007311 lnk | 32,727.2076529 lnk | 33,818.1145747 lnk | 34,909.0214964 lnk | 35,999.9284182 lnk | 37,090.8353399 lnk | 38,181.7422617 lnk | 39,272.6491835 lnk | 40,363.5561052 lnk | 41,454.4630270 lnk | 42,545.3699488 lnk | 43,636.2768705 lnk | 44,727.1837923 lnk | 45,818.0907140 lnk | 46,908.9976358 lnk | 47,999.9045576 lnk | 49,090.8114793 lnk | 50,181.7184011 lnk | 51,272.6253229 lnk | 52,363.5322446 lnk | 53,454.4391664 lnk | 54,545.3460882 lnk | 55,636.2530099 lnk | 56,727.1599317 lnk | 57,818.0668534 lnk | 58,908.9737752 lnk | 59,999.8806970 lnk | 61,090.7876187 lnk | 62,181.6945405 lnk | 63,272.6014623 lnk | 64,363.5083840 lnk | 65,454.4153058 lnk | 66,545.3222275 lnk | 67,636.2291493 lnk | 68,727.1360711 lnk | 69,818.0429928 lnk | 70,908.9499146 lnk | 71,999.8568364 lnk | 73,090.7637581 lnk | 74,181.6706799 lnk | 75,272.5776017 lnk | 76,363.4845234 lnk | 77,454.3914452 lnk | 78,545.2983669 lnk | 79,636.2052887 lnk | 80,727.1122105 lnk | 81,818.0191322 lnk | 82,908.9260540 lnk | 83,999.8329758 lnk | 85,090.7398975 lnk | 86,181.6468193 lnk | 87,272.5537410 lnk | 88,363.4606628 lnk | 89,454.3675846 lnk | 90,545.2745063 lnk | 91,636.1814281 lnk | 92,727.0883499 lnk | 93,817.9952716 lnk | 94,908.9021934 lnk | 95,999.8091151 lnk | 97,090.7160369 lnk | 98,181.6229587 lnk | 99,272.5298804 lnk | 100,363.4368022 lnk | 101,454.3437240 lnk | 102,545.2506457 lnk | 103,636.1575675 lnk | 104,727.0644893 lnk | 105,817.9714110 lnk | 106,908.8783328 lnk | 107,999.7852545 lnk | 109,090.6921763 lnk |
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) | links | cable length (US) | links |
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1 | ≈ 1090.9069217631 | 4 | ≈ 4363.6276870522 |
1.5 | ≈ 1636.3603826446 | 4.5 | ≈ 4909.0811479338 |
2 | ≈ 2181.8138435261 | 5 | ≈ 5454.5346088153 |
2.5 | ≈ 2727.2673044077 | 5.5 | ≈ 5999.9880696968 |
3 | ≈ 3272.7207652892 | 6 | ≈ 6545.4415305784 |
The link (usually abbreviated as "l.", "li." or "lnk."), sometimes called a Gunter’s link, is a unit of length formerly used in many English-speaking countries. A link is exactly 66⁄100 of a foot, or exactly 7.92 inches or 20.1168 cm.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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link | lnk | ≡ 1⁄100 ch ≡ 0.66 ft (US) ≡ 7.92 in | ≈ 0.2011684 m | Imperial/US |
links | cable length (US) | links | cable length (US) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0009166684893555 | 4 | ≈ 0.003666673957422 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0013750027340332 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.0041250082020997 |
2 | ≈ 0.001833336978711 | 5 | ≈ 0.0045833424467775 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0022916712233887 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.0050416766914552 |
3 | ≈ 0.0027500054680665 | 6 | ≈ 0.005500010936133 |
cable length (US) | links |
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1 | ≈ 1,090.9069218 |
0.0009167 | ≈ 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 …) |