Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas

Units of Measure

Jules Verne


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 viii


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