Chiefly used in measuring the depth of water, a fathom is a unit of length equal to which distance?
Correct answer: 6 feet (1.828 m)
Mike
Terry22, Nope, JV wasn't referring to depth. but distance travelled.
That Cøunt, Ray Bumpkin
I couldn't "6 feet" the answer
Moray
A Mississippi river boat crewman would call out the river's depth in fathoms. Thus, Mark Twain equals 12 feet.
BlueEyedAlien
Terry22, Traditionally, a league is rounded to 3 miles. It’s longer at sea because it’s 3 nautical miles.
Terry22
Great. How about a league? As in 20,000 leagues under the sea.