Convert 5000 Fathom to Megameter: 5000 Fathom in Megameter
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Megameter and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Megameter, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Megameter to Fathom, enter the amount of Megameter into the second input.
Every 1 Fathom = 1.8288E-6 Megameter
and so, 5000 Fathom = 5000 multiplied by 1.8288E-6 = 0.0091440000000001 Megameter.
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.