This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Kilometer and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Kilometer, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Kilometer to Fathom, enter the amount of Kilometer into the second input.
20 Fathom = 0.036576 Kilometer
Fathom to Meter | Fathom to Foot | Fathom to Centimeter | Fathom to Inch | Fathom to Mile | Fathom to Millimeter | Fathom to Yard | Fathom to Micrometer |20 Fathom equal 0.036576 Kilometer.
Every 1 Fathom = 0.0018288 Kilometer and so, 20 Fathom = 20 multiplied by 0.0018288 = 0.036576 Kilometer.
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.
What is meter?
In 1793, The distance from the equator to the North Pole was measured and divided by 10 million. The result of the previous process was called as a meter.
Nowadays, meter or metre is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
Meter or metre is a metric measurement slightly longer than a yard. It is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). Distance measures length. For example, the distance of a road is how long the road is.
Meter is used as a measure of distance across the globe. Distance expresses the length. For example, the distance of a road is how long the road is.
However most of countries use meter to measure length, US is the primary exception which is using imperial system
What is kilometer?
The kilometer is a unit of length equals to 1,000 meters. Its abbreviation is km.
It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places. The U.S. and Great Britain are the only two developed nations use miles rather than kilometers on their road signs.
| 10 Fathom = 0.018288 Kilometer |
| 11 Fathom = 0.0201168 Kilometer |
| 12 Fathom = 0.0219456 Kilometer |
| 13 Fathom = 0.0237744 Kilometer |
| 14 Fathom = 0.0256032 Kilometer |
| 15 Fathom = 0.027432 Kilometer |
| 16 Fathom = 0.0292608 Kilometer |
| 17 Fathom = 0.0310896 Kilometer |
| 18 Fathom = 0.0329184 Kilometer |
| 19 Fathom = 0.0347472 Kilometer |
| 20 Fathom = 0.036576 Kilometer |
| 21 Fathom = 0.0384048 Kilometer |
| 22 Fathom = 0.0402336 Kilometer |
| 23 Fathom = 0.0420624 Kilometer |
| 24 Fathom = 0.0438912 Kilometer |
| 25 Fathom = 0.04572 Kilometer |
| 26 Fathom = 0.0475488 Kilometer |
| 27 Fathom = 0.0493776 Kilometer |
| 28 Fathom = 0.0512064 Kilometer |
| 29 Fathom = 0.0530352 Kilometer |
| 30 Fathom = 0.054864 Kilometer |
