Convert 500000 Fathom to Nautical mile (international): 500000 Fathom in Nautical mile (international)
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Nautical mile (international) and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Nautical mile (international), enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Nautical mile (international) to Fathom, enter the amount of Nautical mile (international) into the second input.
Every 1 Fathom = 0.00098747300215983 Nautical mile (international)
and so, 500000 Fathom = 500000 multiplied by 0.00098747300215983 = 493.73650107991 Nautical mile (international).
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.
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