CONVERSION OF MEASURES FROM BRITISH 

 TO CONTINENTAL UNITS 



miles 



DEPTH AND LENGTH. 



1 fathom = 6 feet = 1-83 metres. 

 100 fathoms = 200 yards = 182-9 metres. 

 1000 fathoms ^ 1-829 kilometres = 1-136 English 

 (or one geographical mile). 

 1 English mile = 5280 feet = 1-609 kilometre*. 



PRESSURE. 



1 atmosphere = 760 millimetres of mercury. 



= 29-9212 inches of mercury (approximately 



30 inches). 

 = 14-697 lbs. per square inch (approximately 



14-7 lbs.). 



TEMPERATURE. 



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