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) |
pica | 51,840.0000408 pica | 103,680.0000816 pica | 155,520.0001225 pica | 207,360.0001633 pica | 259,200.0002041 pica | 311,040.0002449 pica | 362,880.0002857 pica | 414,720.0003266 pica | 466,560.0003674 pica | 518,400.0004082 pica | 570,240.0004490 pica | 622,080.0004898 pica | 673,920.0005307 pica | 725,760.0005715 pica | 777,600.0006123 pica | 829,440.0006531 pica | 881,280.0006939 pica | 933,120.0007347 pica | 984,960.0007756 pica | 1,036,800.0008164 pica | 1,088,640.0008572 pica | 1,140,480.000898 pica | 1,192,320.0009388 pica | 1,244,160.0009797 pica | 1,296,000.0010205 pica | 1,347,840.0010613 pica | 1,399,680.0011021 pica | 1,451,520.0011429 pica | 1,503,360.0011837 pica | 1,555,200.0012246 pica | 1,607,040.0012654 pica | 1,658,880.0013062 pica | 1,710,720.001347 pica | 1,762,560.0013878 pica | 1,814,400.0014287 pica | 1,866,240.0014695 pica | 1,918,080.0015103 pica | 1,969,920.0015511 pica | 2,021,760.0015919 pica | 2,073,600.0016328 pica | 2,125,440.0016736 pica | 2,177,280.0017144 pica | 2,229,120.0017552 pica | 2,280,960.001796 pica | 2,332,800.0018368 pica | 2,384,640.0018777 pica | 2,436,480.0019185 pica | 2,488,320.0019593 pica | 2,540,160.0020001 pica | 2,592,000.0020409 pica | 2,643,840.0020818 pica | 2,695,680.0021226 pica | 2,747,520.0021634 pica | 2,799,360.0022042 pica | 2,851,200.002245 pica | 2,903,040.0022859 pica | 2,954,880.0023267 pica | 3,006,720.0023675 pica | 3,058,560.0024083 pica | 3,110,400.0024491 pica | 3,162,240.00249 pica | 3,214,080.0025308 pica | 3,265,920.0025716 pica | 3,317,760.0026124 pica | 3,369,600.0026532 pica | 3,421,440.002694 pica | 3,473,280.0027349 pica | 3,525,120.0027757 pica | 3,576,960.0028165 pica | 3,628,800.0028573 pica | 3,680,640.0028981 pica | 3,732,480.002939 pica | 3,784,320.0029798 pica | 3,836,160.0030206 pica | 3,888,000.0030614 pica | 3,939,840.0031022 pica | 3,991,680.0031431 pica | 4,043,520.0031839 pica | 4,095,360.0032247 pica | 4,147,200.0032655 pica | 4,199,040.0033063 pica | 4,250,880.0033471 pica | 4,302,720.003388 pica | 4,354,560.0034288 pica | 4,406,400.0034696 pica | 4,458,240.0035104 pica | 4,510,080.0035512 pica | 4,561,920.0035921 pica | 4,613,760.0036329 pica | 4,665,600.0036737 pica | 4,717,440.0037145 pica | 4,769,280.0037553 pica | 4,821,120.0037962 pica | 4,872,960.003837 pica | 4,924,800.0038778 pica | 4,976,640.0039186 pica | 5,028,480.0039594 pica | 5,080,320.0040003 pica | 5,132,160.0040411 pica | 5,184,000.0040819 pica |
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) | picas | cable length (US) | picas |
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1 | ≈ 51840.000040819 | 4 | ≈ 207360.00016328 |
1.5 | ≈ 77760.000061228 | 4.5 | ≈ 233280.00018369 |
2 | ≈ 103680.00008164 | 5 | ≈ 259200.00020409 |
2.5 | ≈ 129600.00010205 | 5.5 | ≈ 285120.0002245 |
3 | ≈ 155520.00012246 | 6 | ≈ 311040.00024491 |
The pica is a typographic unit of measure corresponding to approximately 1⁄6 of an inch, or 1⁄72 of a foot. One pica is further divided into 12 points.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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pica | ≡ 12 points | 0.00423333333 m | Imperial/US |
picas | cable length (US) | picas | cable length (US) |
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1 | ≈ 1.9290123441601E-5 | 4 | ≈ 7.7160493766404E-5 |
1.5 | ≈ 2.8935185162402E-5 | 4.5 | ≈ 8.6805555487205E-5 |
2 | ≈ 3.8580246883202E-5 | 5 | ≈ 9.6450617208005E-5 |
2.5 | ≈ 4.8225308604003E-5 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.00010609567892881 |
3 | ≈ 5.7870370324803E-5 | 6 | ≈ 0.00011574074064961 |
cable length (US) | picas |
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1 | ≈ 51,840.0000408 |
1.9290123441601 × 10-5 | ≈ 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 …) |