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_ CABLE LENGTH In Verne's context, 600 feet CENTIGRADE 0 degrees centigrade = freezing water 37 degrees centigrade = human body temperature 100 degrees centigrade = boiling water FATHOM 6 feet GRAM Roughly 1/28 of an ounce - MILLIGRAM Roughly 1/28,000 of an ounce - KILOGRAM (KILO) Roughly 2.2 pounds HECTARE Roughly 2.5 acres KNOT 1.15 miles per hour LEAGUE In Verne's context, 2.16 miles LITER Roughly 1 quart METER Roughly 1 yard, 3 inches - MILLIMETER Roughly 1/25 of an inch - CENTIMETER Roughly 2/5 of an inch - DECIMETER Roughly 4 inches - KILOMETER Roughly 6/10 of a mile - MYRIAMETER Roughly 6.2 miles TON, METRIC Roughly 2,200 pounds _ |
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