Convert 20 Hectometer to Fathom: 20 Hectometer in Fathom
This calculator allows you to convert from Hectometer to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Hectometer to Fathom, enter the amount of Hectometer into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Hectometer, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
Every 1 Hectometer = 54.680664916885 Fathom
and so, 20 Hectometer = 20 multiplied by 54.680664916885 = 1093.6132983377 Fathom.
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.