What is the distance in feet of a fathom and a league?

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2007-09-07 17:07:24 · 4 answers · asked by marcusmo78 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

a fathom is six feet (used for depth)
a league is 3 miles (used in Jules Verne novels)

2007-09-07 17:11:23 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A fathom is 6 feet.
A league is 18,228 feet. A league was originally the distance of a hours walk or about 3 miles.

2007-09-08 00:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by stever002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Fathom 6 ft.

League the distance a person, or a horse, can walk in 1 hour of time 18228 ft

2007-09-08 00:20:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

1 fathom= 6feet
1league= 18228 feet or 3 statute miles or 4828 meters

2007-09-08 00:19:30 · answer #4 · answered by jlenal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋