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Convert from cable [U.S.] to point [Britain, US]

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Unit Definition (cable [U.S.])
The cable is a unit of distance formerly used at sea. The traditional U.S. cable was equal to 120 fathoms, 720 feet, 0.1185 nautical mile, or about 219.4 meters. The British Admiralty, in 1830, defined the cable to equal exactly 0.1 nautical (Admiralty) mile, which is 608 feet or about 185.3 meters. The cable is also sometimes now defined as a metric cable, which is equal to exactly 200 meters.

Unit Definition (point [Britain, US])
The unit of measure for the height of type, defined as 1/72 of an inch* or 0.3527777778 mm (*small differences occur in this unit between countries, the variables lying between 0.188 and 0.4mm)


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