Fathom to Megameter Unit Converter - 1 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.
1 Fathom = 1.8288E-6 Megameter
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How to convert from Fathom to Megameter?
To convert Fathom to Megameter: Every 1 Fathom equals 1.8288E-6 Megameter. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 1.8288E-6 = 0.00018288 Megameter 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.