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its meters. Depth calculations are usually in meters. I think that might even be true in US coastal waters?
by 317070 2y ago
its meters. Depth calculations are usually in meters. I think that might even be true in US coastal waters?
- mattpallissard 2y agoUS coastal waters use fathoms.
- 317070 2y agoAh, I was guessing feet, so I couldn't find anything. Apparently, the US is literally the only country not to use meters for depth: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fathom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fathom
- kuschku 2y agoI had assumed as much, but wasn't sure. After all, the US uses not only different units (mi vs km, yards vs meters) but also different symbols for the same units (kph vs km/h, sqm vs m², "klicks" vs km). I've even seen americans use "mt" for metric tons.