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) |
mile (US Survey) | 0.1363634 mi (US) | 0.2727267 mi (US) | 0.4090901 mi (US) | 0.5454535 mi (US) | 0.6818168 mi (US) | 0.8181802 mi (US) | 0.9545435 mi (US) | 1.0909069 mi (US) | 1.2272703 mi (US) | 1.3636336 mi (US) | 1.4999970 mi (US) | 1.6363604 mi (US) | 1.7727237 mi (US) | 1.9090871 mi (US) | 2.0454505 mi (US) | 2.1818138 mi (US) | 2.3181772 mi (US) | 2.4545405 mi (US) | 2.5909039 mi (US) | 2.7272673 mi (US) | 2.8636306 mi (US) | 2.9999940 mi (US) | 3.1363574 mi (US) | 3.2727207 mi (US) | 3.4090841 mi (US) | 3.5454475 mi (US) | 3.6818108 mi (US) | 3.8181742 mi (US) | 3.9545375 mi (US) | 4.0909009 mi (US) | 4.2272643 mi (US) | 4.3636276 mi (US) | 4.4999910 mi (US) | 4.6363544 mi (US) | 4.7727177 mi (US) | 4.9090811 mi (US) | 5.0454445 mi (US) | 5.1818078 mi (US) | 5.3181712 mi (US) | 5.4545345 mi (US) | 5.5908979 mi (US) | 5.7272613 mi (US) | 5.8636246 mi (US) | 5.9999880 mi (US) | 6.1363514 mi (US) | 6.2727147 mi (US) | 6.4090781 mi (US) | 6.5454415 mi (US) | 6.6818048 mi (US) | 6.8181682 mi (US) | 6.9545315 mi (US) | 7.0908949 mi (US) | 7.2272583 mi (US) | 7.3636216 mi (US) | 7.4999850 mi (US) | 7.6363484 mi (US) | 7.7727117 mi (US) | 7.9090751 mi (US) | 8.0454385 mi (US) | 8.1818018 mi (US) | 8.3181652 mi (US) | 8.4545285 mi (US) | 8.5908919 mi (US) | 8.7272553 mi (US) | 8.8636186 mi (US) | 8.9999820 mi (US) | 9.1363454 mi (US) | 9.2727087 mi (US) | 9.4090721 mi (US) | 9.5454355 mi (US) | 9.6817988 mi (US) | 9.8181622 mi (US) | 9.9545255 mi (US) | 10.0908889 mi (US) | 10.2272523 mi (US) | 10.3636156 mi (US) | 10.4999790 mi (US) | 10.6363424 mi (US) | 10.7727057 mi (US) | 10.9090691 mi (US) | 11.0454325 mi (US) | 11.1817958 mi (US) | 11.3181592 mi (US) | 11.4545225 mi (US) | 11.5908859 mi (US) | 11.7272493 mi (US) | 11.8636126 mi (US) | 11.9999760 mi (US) | 12.1363394 mi (US) | 12.2727027 mi (US) | 12.4090661 mi (US) | 12.5454295 mi (US) | 12.6817928 mi (US) | 12.8181562 mi (US) | 12.9545195 mi (US) | 13.0908829 mi (US) | 13.2272463 mi (US) | 13.3636096 mi (US) | 13.4999730 mi (US) | 13.6363364 mi (US) |
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) | miles (US Survey) | cable length (US) | miles (US Survey) |
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1 | ≈ 0.13636336361047 | 4 | ≈ 0.54545345444189 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.20454504541571 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.61363513624713 |
2 | ≈ 0.27272672722095 | 5 | ≈ 0.68181681805236 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.34090840902618 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.7499984998576 |
3 | ≈ 0.40909009083142 | 6 | ≈ 0.81818018166284 |
≡ 5280 US Survey feet ≡ (5280 × 1200⁄3937) m
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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mile (US Survey) | mi (US) | ≡ 5280 US Survey feet ≡ (5280 × 1200⁄3937) m | ≈ 1609.347219 m | Imperial/US |
miles (US Survey) | cable length (US) | miles (US Survey) | cable length (US) |
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1 | ≈ 7.3333480014217 | 4 | ≈ 29.333392005687 |
1.5 | ≈ 11.000022002133 | 4.5 | ≈ 33.000066006398 |
2 | ≈ 14.666696002843 | 5 | ≈ 36.666740007108 |
2.5 | ≈ 18.333370003554 | 5.5 | ≈ 40.333414007819 |
3 | ≈ 22.000044004265 | 6 | ≈ 44.00008800853 |
cable length (US) | miles (US Survey) |
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1 | ≈ 0.1363634 |
7.3333480 | ≈ 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 …) |