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) |
point (typography) | 624,412.8062441 pt | 1,248,825.6124883 pt | 1,873,238.4187324 pt | 2,497,651.2249765 pt | 3,122,064.0312206 pt | 3,746,476.8374648 pt | 4,370,889.6437089 pt | 4,995,302.449953 pt | 5,619,715.2561972 pt | 6,244,128.0624413 pt | 6,868,540.8686854 pt | 7,492,953.6749295 pt | 8,117,366.4811737 pt | 8,741,779.2874178 pt | 9,366,192.0936619 pt | 9,990,604.899906 pt | 10,615,017.70615 pt | 11,239,430.512394 pt | 11,863,843.318638 pt | 12,488,256.124883 pt | 13,112,668.931127 pt | 13,737,081.737371 pt | 14,361,494.543615 pt | 14,985,907.349859 pt | 15,610,320.156103 pt | 16,234,732.962347 pt | 16,859,145.768591 pt | 17,483,558.574836 pt | 18,107,971.38108 pt | 18,732,384.187324 pt | 19,356,796.993568 pt | 19,981,209.799812 pt | 20,605,622.606056 pt | 21,230,035.4123 pt | 21,854,448.218544 pt | 22,478,861.024789 pt | 23,103,273.831033 pt | 23,727,686.637277 pt | 24,352,099.443521 pt | 24,976,512.249765 pt | 25,600,925.056009 pt | 26,225,337.862253 pt | 26,849,750.668498 pt | 27,474,163.474742 pt | 28,098,576.280986 pt | 28,722,989.08723 pt | 29,347,401.893474 pt | 29,971,814.699718 pt | 30,596,227.505962 pt | 31,220,640.312206 pt | 31,845,053.118451 pt | 32,469,465.924695 pt | 33,093,878.730939 pt | 33,718,291.537183 pt | 34,342,704.343427 pt | 34,967,117.149671 pt | 35,591,529.955915 pt | 36,215,942.762159 pt | 36,840,355.568404 pt | 37,464,768.374648 pt | 38,089,181.180892 pt | 38,713,593.987136 pt | 39,338,006.79338 pt | 39,962,419.599624 pt | 40,586,832.405868 pt | 41,211,245.212112 pt | 41,835,658.018357 pt | 42,460,070.824601 pt | 43,084,483.630845 pt | 43,708,896.437089 pt | 44,333,309.243333 pt | 44,957,722.049577 pt | 45,582,134.855821 pt | 46,206,547.662065 pt | 46,830,960.46831 pt | 47,455,373.274554 pt | 48,079,786.080798 pt | 48,704,198.887042 pt | 49,328,611.693286 pt | 49,953,024.49953 pt | 50,577,437.305774 pt | 51,201,850.112019 pt | 51,826,262.918263 pt | 52,450,675.724507 pt | 53,075,088.530751 pt | 53,699,501.336995 pt | 54,323,914.143239 pt | 54,948,326.949483 pt | 55,572,739.755727 pt | 56,197,152.561972 pt | 56,821,565.368216 pt | 57,445,978.17446 pt | 58,070,390.980704 pt | 58,694,803.786948 pt | 59,319,216.593192 pt | 59,943,629.399436 pt | 60,568,042.20568 pt | 61,192,455.011925 pt | 61,816,867.818169 pt | 62,441,280.624413 pt |
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) | points (typography) | cable length (US) | points (typography) |
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1 | = 624412.80624413 | 4 | = 2497651.2249765 |
1.5 | = 936619.20936619 | 4.5 | = 2809857.6280986 |
2 | = 1248825.6124883 | 5 | = 3122064.0312206 |
2.5 | = 1561032.0156103 | 5.5 | = 3434270.4343427 |
3 | = 1873238.4187324 | 6 | = 3746476.8374648 |
≡ 1⁄72.27 in
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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point (typography) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.27 in | = 0.0003514598 m | Other (Length) |
points (typography) | cable length (US) | points (typography) | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 1.6015046296296E-6 | 4 | = 6.4060185185185E-6 |
1.5 | = 2.4022569444444E-6 | 4.5 | = 7.2067708333333E-6 |
2 | = 3.2030092592593E-6 | 5 | = 8.0075231481481E-6 |
2.5 | = 4.0037615740741E-6 | 5.5 | = 8.808275462963E-6 |
3 | = 4.8045138888889E-6 | 6 | = 9.6090277777778E-6 |
cable length (US) | points (typography) |
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1 | = 624,412.8062441 |
1.6015046296296 × 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 …) |