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Convert chain [ch] to link [li]
Please provide values below to Convert chain [ch] to link [li], or vice versa.
What is a Chain?
The chain (22 yards or 20.1168 m) was crucial in land surveying. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, 10 square chains equal 1 acre. Modern surveyors still use 'chain' terminology.
What is a Surveyor's Link?
A link equals 7.92 inches (20.12 cm) or 1/100 of a surveyor's chain. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, this unit became fundamental in American land division, where 100 links made 1 chain and 10 chains defined an acre's width.
chain [ch] to link [li] Conversion Table
| chain [ch] | link [li] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 chain [ch] | 1 link [li] |
| 0.1 chain [ch] | 10 link [li] |
| 1 chain [ch] | 100 link [li] |
| 2 chain [ch] | 200 link [li] |
| 3 chain [ch] | 300 link [li] |
| 5 chain [ch] | 500 link [li] |
| 10 chain [ch] | 1000 link [li] |
| 20 chain [ch] | 2000 link [li] |
| 50 chain [ch] | 5000 link [li] |
| 100 chain [ch] | 10000 link [li] |
| 1000 chain [ch] | 100000 link [li] |
How to Convert chain [ch] to link [li]
1 chain [ch] = 100 link [li]
1 link [li] = 0.01 chain [ch]
Example: convert 15 chain [ch] to link [li]:
15 × 100 = 1500 link [li]