what depth is a fathom
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- A fathom = 6 feet or 1.8288 metres, is a unit of length in the old imperial and the U.S. customary systems, used especially for measuring the depth of water.There are two yards (6 feet) in an imperial fathom.ne fathom is equal to: 1  1.8288 metres exactly (1 metre is about 0.5468 fathoms). 2  2 yards (1 yard is exactly 1/2 of a fathom). 3  6 feet (1 foot is exactly 1/6 of a fathom).
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Definition of 'fathom' fathom meaning, fathom definition | English Cobuild dictionary. fathom. 1 n-count A fathom is a measurement of 1.8 metres or 6 feet, used when referring to the depth of water. We sailed into the bay and dropped anchor in five fathoms of water. 2 verb If you cannot fathom something, you are unable to understand it, although you think carefully about it.
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What is a league? a fathom? stern? bow? port? a knot? nautical mile? A league is an ambiguous measure of distance approx 3 miles. A fathom is 6 feet. Stern is the flat end of the boat. Bow is the pointy end (also a forecastle pronounced fo'ksl) Port is the left side of the ship.
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Boating Basics Glossary of Terms FATHOM - Six feet. FENDER - A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage. FIGURE EIGHT KNOT - A knot in the form of a figure eight, placed in the end of a line to prevent the line from passing through a grommet or a block. FLARE - The outward curve of a vessel's sides near the bow.
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- Blackfathom Deeps. 5,598 pages on this wiki. Blackfathom Deeps [15, 15] {{#vardefine:name|Ashenvale}}[[File:WorldMap-{{#var:name}}.jpg|300px]] is a partially underwater dungeon in northwestern Ashenvale.It is accessed by a stair-lined shaft that requires one to swim through an underwater entrance.lackfathom Deeps. 5,598 pages on this wiki. Blackfathom Deeps [15, 15] {{#vardefine:name|Ashenvale}}[[File:WorldMap-{{#var:name}}.jpg|300px]] is a partially underwater dungeon in northwestern Ashenvale.
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Deep sea The deep sea or deep layer[1] is the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline and above the seabed, at a depth of 1000 fathoms (1800 m) or more. Little or no light penetrates this part of the ocean, and most of the organisms that live there rely for subsistence on falling organic matter produced in the photic zone.
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- Most of the ocean floor is a huge, dark, nearly flat area called the Abyssal Plain. The sea floor is a huge flat area. It lies at depths of about 4000 to 6000 meters below the surface of the ocean.
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How many miles would it take to get to the magma under the earths crust? Over the continents the depth would be 30-40 miles or so, but it varies, of course, with the terrain; over mountains it would tend to be thicker, and over coastal plains, perhaps thinner.
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- The greatest ocean depth measured is in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 11,034 m (36,201 ft) below sea level. Oceanic lithosphere moves into trenches at a global rate of about 3 km2/yr.
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Fathoms To Meters Converter The fathom is now defined as 6 feet and is an Imperial and US customary unit of length used for water depth at sea. Earlier the fathom had varied between 5ft and 7ft in length with merchant vessels often using a fathom of 5½ft, warships using a fathom of about 6ft and fishing vessels sometimes using a fathom of 7ft.
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- Absolutely fascinating. Thanks.Curious, I checked Grand Banks off Newfoundland, and in some places -200 feet, yet suddenly the plunge even to 17,000 feet. You can see it on Google maps, but have no sense of depth.Even more peculiar are places on LAND which are over 1,000 feet BELOW sea level.
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fathom See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun, plural fathoms (especially collectively) fathom. 1. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements.
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What is a league? a fathom? stern? bow? port? a knot? nautical mile? A league is a discontinued unit of linear measurement over water, of about 3 miles. A fathom is approximately 6 feet, Stern is the rear section of a vessel, Bow is the front (pointy end). A knot is 1.15 statute miles per hour, over water. A nautical mile is...1.15 miles, but over water.
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FATHOMABLE The adjective FATHOMABLE has 2 senses: 1. (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth. 2. (of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended. Familiarity information: FATHOMABLE used as an adjective is rare.
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- Making the world better, one answer at a time. The thickness of upper mantle discontinuities (at depths around 410 km and 660 km) provides a critical clue to our understanding of deep earth.aking the world better, one answer at a time. The thickness of upper mantle discontinuities (at depths around 410 km and 660 km) provides a critical clue to our understanding of deep earth.
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- Most of the ocean that's not near land is about 12,000 feet deep. the Titanic's depth is about average and many times it's length.6-7 miles deep is in the deepest gashes.anonymous · 9 years ago.Thumbs up.ost of the ocean that's not near land is about 12,000 feet deep. the Titanic's depth is about average and many times it's length. 6-7 miles deep is in the deepest gashes. anonymous · 9 years ago. Thumbs up.
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- Top definition. fathom. 1. a unit of mesuring distance that is 6 feet or about equal to the length of a grown man's outstreched arms. 2. to contemplate or think about with effort. 1.the shipwreck is about 10 fathoms down. 2.who but the almighty can fathom the depths of the abyss.
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- Blackfathom Deeps bosses. Blackfathom Deeps [15, 15] is a partially underwater dungeon in northwestern Ashenvale. It is accessed by a stair-lined shaft that requires one to swim through an underwater entrance.The depths are comprised of a series of watery caverns leading deep to a temple devoted to the Old Gods. Characters dying in the instanced portions of Blackfathom Deeps will now correctly receive a corpse marker in the minimap and see the message letting them know that they need to enter the instance before they will be able to resurrect.
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- Depth is the distance of measuring something from it's top to  bottom. Such as how deep a swimming pool is.    Depth is a dimension from top to bottom or front to back … .   Depth is the part of something far from the surface or outside;   Depth is the middle of a period of time.
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elated joyous - full of or characterized by joy; felt a joyous abandon; joyous laughter. 1  elated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; the elated winner; felt elated and excited. 2  happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; a happy smile; spent many happy days on the beach; a happy marriage.
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- 1 Cable's Length (distance): Tenth of a nautical mile (approx 101 fathoms). 2  Cable-laid cable: 100 to 115 fathoms. 3  Cablet: 120 fathoms.  Hawser-laid cable: 130 fathoms.
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Definitions &Translations Definitions for fathomable. fathomable, plumbable, soundable(adj) (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth. fathomable(adj) (of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended.
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- In a few places on the ocean floor there exist unusually deep zones. Nearly three times deeper than the average depth of the sea floor, these zones are known as deep sea trenches. The trench zones are characterized by complete darkness and unimaginable pressures of up to 16,000 pounds per square inch.
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- On the Maps Unique charts, contour line. depth points are reported in feet (not meters) and fathoms for contours greater than 180 feet. Bathymetric contour lines are important to the fisherman because they give a visual of. the lay of the bottom depicting ridges, ledges, depressions, seamounts, bottom outcrops, and the.
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Evidence for Internal Earth Structure and Composition The depth to the Moho beneath the continents averages around 35 km but ranges from around 20 km to 70 km. The Moho beneath the oceans is usually about 7 km below the seafloor (i.e., ocean crust is about 7 km thick). Properties of the Crust.
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- The sea depth at the North Pole has been measured at 4,261 m (13,980 ft) by the Russian Mir submersible in 2007 and at 4,087 m (13,410 ft) by USS Nautilus in 1958.he Earth's axis of rotation – and hence the position of the North Pole – was commonly believed to be fixed (relative to the surface of the Earth) until, in the 18th century, the mathematician Leonhard Euler predicted that the axis might wobble slightly.