Convert mile (US survey) to dekameter
Please provide values below to convert mile (US survey) [mi (survey)] to dekameter [dam], or Convert dekameter to mile (US survey).
How to Convert Mile (Us Survey) to Dekameter
1 mi (survey) = 160.93472186944 dam
Example: convert 15 mi (survey) to dam:
15 mi (survey) = 15 × 160.93472186944 dam = 2414.0208280416 dam
Mile (Us Survey) to Dekameter Conversion Table
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Mile (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey mile is a unit of length equal to 5,280 U.S. survey feet.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was defined such that 1 meter is exactly 39.37 inches. This made the U.S. survey mile slightly longer than the international mile. The use of the survey foot was officially phased out in 2022.
Current Use
The U.S. survey mile was used for land surveying in the United States.
Dekameter
A dekameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "deka-" from the Greek "deka" meaning ten, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The dekameter is rarely used in practice. It is sometimes used in meteorology to measure altitude.