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to | chinese mile li [ancient China] li [imperial China] li [modern China] line line [small] ri [Korea] |
How many millifathom in 1 li? The answer is 273403.32458443. We assume you are converting between millifathom and chinese mile. You can view more details on each measurement unit: millifathom or li The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 546.80664916885 millifathom, or 0.002 li. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between millifathoms and chinese miles. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
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The SI prefix "milli" represents a factor of 10-3, or in exponential notation, 1E-3.
So 1 millifathom = 10-3 fathoms.
The definition of a fathom is as follows:
unit of length equal to six feet used to measure depth of water
The li (里, lǐ) is a traditional Chinese unit of distance, which has varied considerably over time but now has a standardized length of 500 meters or half a kilometer (c. 1640 feet). A modern li consists of 1,500 Chinese "feet" or chi and, in the past, was often translated as a "mile." Since the li has generally been only about a third as long as the mile, translating the character as "Chinese mile" or simply "li" is much less likely to produce confusion or error.
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