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Convert link [li] to fathom (US survey) [fath]
Please provide values below to Convert link [li] to fathom (US survey) [fath], or vice versa.
What is a Surveyor's Link?
A link equals 7.92 inches (20.12 cm) or 1/100 of a surveyor's chain. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, this unit became fundamental in American land division, where 100 links made 1 chain and 10 chains defined an acre's width.
What is a US Survey Fathom?
The US survey fathom (∼1.8288 m) was slightly longer than international fathoms due to the US survey foot. Used in hydrographic surveys of American coastal waters.
link [li] to fathom (US survey) [fath] Conversion Table
| link [li] | fathom (US survey) [fath] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link [li] | 0.0010999978 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 0.1 link [li] | 0.010999978 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 1 link [li] | 0.10999978 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 2 link [li] | 0.21999956 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 3 link [li] | 0.32999934 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 5 link [li] | 0.5499989 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 10 link [li] | 1.0999978 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 20 link [li] | 2.1999956 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 50 link [li] | 5.499989 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 100 link [li] | 10.999978 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
| 1000 link [li] | 109.99978 fathom (US survey) [fath] |
How to Convert link [li] to fathom (US survey) [fath]
1 link [li] = 0.10999978 fathom (US survey) [fath]
1 fathom (US survey) [fath] = 9.0909272727636 link [li]
Example: convert 15 link [li] to fathom (US survey) [fath]:
15 × 0.10999978 = 1.6499967 fathom (US survey) [fath]