Convert 8,500 Fathoms to Meters
How long is 8,500 fathoms? How far is 8.5 thousand fathoms in meters? 8,500 fathoms to m conversion.
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8,500 Fathoms =
15,544.8 Meters
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Result in Plain English
8,500 fathoms is equal to about 15.5 thousand meters.
In Scientific Notation
8,500 fathoms
= 8.5 x 103 fathoms
= 1.55448 x 104 meters
Fathoms
A fathom is a unit of length equal to 6 feet. Its most common use is to measure the depth of water. It is based on the length of a man's armspan.
Meters
A meter, or metre, is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, from which all other length units are based. It is equal to 100 centimeters, 1/1000th of a kilometer, or about 39.37 inches.Abbreviation: m