Fathom to Dekameter Unit Converter - 1 Fathom in Dekameter
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Dekameter and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Dekameter, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Dekameter to Fathom, enter the amount of Dekameter into the second input.
1 Fathom = 0.18288 Dekameter
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How to convert from Fathom to Dekameter?
To convert Fathom to Dekameter: Every 1 Fathom equals 0.18288 Dekameter. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 0.18288 = 18.288 Dekameter and so on..
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.