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Convert link [li] to fathom [fath]
Please provide values below to Convert link [li] to fathom [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 Fathom?
A fathom equals 6 feet (1.8288 m), originally based on a sailor's armspan. Still standard for measuring water depth in nautical contexts, particularly in the U.S. and UK maritime industries.
link [li] to fathom [fath] Conversion Table
| link [li] | fathom [fath] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 link [li] | 0.0011 fathom [fath] |
| 0.1 link [li] | 0.011 fathom [fath] |
| 1 link [li] | 0.11 fathom [fath] |
| 2 link [li] | 0.22 fathom [fath] |
| 3 link [li] | 0.33 fathom [fath] |
| 5 link [li] | 0.55 fathom [fath] |
| 10 link [li] | 1.1 fathom [fath] |
| 20 link [li] | 2.2 fathom [fath] |
| 50 link [li] | 5.5 fathom [fath] |
| 100 link [li] | 11 fathom [fath] |
| 1000 link [li] | 110 fathom [fath] |
How to Convert link [li] to fathom [fath]
1 link [li] = 0.11 fathom [fath]
1 fathom [fath] = 9.0909090909091 link [li]
Example: convert 15 link [li] to fathom [fath]:
15 × 0.11 = 1.65 fathom [fath]