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) |
metric mile | 0.1363636 metric mile | 0.2727273 metric mile | 0.4090909 metric mile | 0.5454545 metric mile | 0.6818182 metric mile | 0.8181818 metric mile | 0.9545455 metric mile | 1.0909091 metric mile | 1.2272727 metric mile | 1.3636364 metric mile | 1.5 metric mile | 1.6363636 metric mile | 1.7727273 metric mile | 1.9090909 metric mile | 2.0454545 metric mile | 2.1818182 metric mile | 2.3181818 metric mile | 2.4545455 metric mile | 2.5909091 metric mile | 2.7272727 metric mile | 2.8636364 metric mile | 3 metric mile | 3.1363636 metric mile | 3.2727273 metric mile | 3.4090909 metric mile | 3.5454545 metric mile | 3.6818182 metric mile | 3.8181818 metric mile | 3.9545455 metric mile | 4.0909091 metric mile | 4.2272727 metric mile | 4.3636364 metric mile | 4.5 metric mile | 4.6363636 metric mile | 4.7727273 metric mile | 4.9090909 metric mile | 5.0454545 metric mile | 5.1818182 metric mile | 5.3181818 metric mile | 5.4545455 metric mile | 5.5909091 metric mile | 5.7272727 metric mile | 5.8636364 metric mile | 6 metric mile | 6.1363636 metric mile | 6.2727273 metric mile | 6.4090909 metric mile | 6.5454545 metric mile | 6.6818182 metric mile | 6.8181818 metric mile | 6.9545455 metric mile | 7.0909091 metric mile | 7.2272727 metric mile | 7.3636364 metric mile | 7.5 metric mile | 7.6363636 metric mile | 7.7727273 metric mile | 7.9090909 metric mile | 8.0454545 metric mile | 8.1818182 metric mile | 8.3181818 metric mile | 8.4545455 metric mile | 8.5909091 metric mile | 8.7272727 metric mile | 8.8636364 metric mile | 9 metric mile | 9.1363636 metric mile | 9.2727273 metric mile | 9.4090909 metric mile | 9.5454545 metric mile | 9.6818182 metric mile | 9.8181818 metric mile | 9.9545455 metric mile | 10.0909091 metric mile | 10.2272727 metric mile | 10.3636364 metric mile | 10.5 metric mile | 10.6363636 metric mile | 10.7727273 metric mile | 10.9090909 metric mile | 11.0454545 metric mile | 11.1818182 metric mile | 11.3181818 metric mile | 11.4545455 metric mile | 11.5909091 metric mile | 11.7272727 metric mile | 11.8636364 metric mile | 12 metric mile | 12.1363636 metric mile | 12.2727273 metric mile | 12.4090909 metric mile | 12.5454545 metric mile | 12.6818182 metric mile | 12.8181818 metric mile | 12.9545455 metric mile | 13.0909091 metric mile | 13.2272727 metric mile | 13.3636364 metric mile | 13.5 metric mile | 13.6363636 metric mile |
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) | metric miles | cable length (US) | metric miles |
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1 | ≈ 0.13636363636364 | 4 | ≈ 0.54545454545455 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.20454545454545 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.61363636363636 |
2 | ≈ 0.27272727272727 | 5 | ≈ 0.68181818181818 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.34090909090909 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.75 |
3 | ≈ 0.40909090909091 | 6 | ≈ 0.81818181818182 |
A metric mile is a distance which approximates one statute mile (1609.344 m) at a round figure of metres (the SI or metric unit of length). The term is most commonly used in track running and swimming.
In track running, the 1500 m race became the standard middle distance race in Europe in the late 19th century, and has been the standard distance in the Olympic Games since 1896. The distance of the race is sometimes referred to as a metric mile.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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metric mile | ≈ 1609.344 m | Metric system Non-SI |
metric miles | cable length (US) | metric miles | cable length (US) |
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1 | ≈ 7.3333333333333 | 4 | ≈ 29.333333333333 |
1.5 | ≈ 11 | 4.5 | ≈ 33 |
2 | ≈ 14.666666666667 | 5 | ≈ 36.666666666667 |
2.5 | ≈ 18.333333333333 | 5.5 | ≈ 40.333333333333 |
3 | ≈ 22 | 6 | ≈ 44 |
cable length (US) | metric miles |
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1 | ≈ 0.1363636 |
7.3333333 | ≈ 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 …) |