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Length/Distance | Convert from military pace to cape foot |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (military pace) The length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time). Unit Definition (cape foot) The cape foot is a traditional unit of length in South Africa. The Cape foot equals 12.396 English inches, 1.0330 English foot, or 31.4858 centimeters. This unit is not the traditional Dutch foot, but it is similar in length to the "Rhine foot" of northern Germany. The Cape foot was widely used for land measurement and appears on many deeds in South Africa. Europeans often referred to South Africa as "The Cape," meaning the Cape of Good Hope.
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