Convert 5000 Fathom to Attometer: 5000 Fathom in Attometer
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Attometer and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Attometer, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Attometer to Fathom, enter the amount of Attometer into the second input.
Every 1 Fathom = 1.8288E+18 Attometer
and so, 5000 Fathom = 5000 multiplied by 1.8288E+18 = 9.1440000000001E+21 Attometer.
Fathom
What is fathom?
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.
Attometer
What is the attometer?
The term atto refers to one quintillionth (1×10-18). Attometer is a very specific unit of length. It can be abbreviated as am. It equals 1×10-18 meter.