Tanko (unit)

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Tanko was a Finnish measure of length. Based on the Stockholm Aln / Elle or the Rydaholms Aln / Elle:

1 Tanko ( rod ) = 1 2/3 Syli = 5 Kyynära (cubits) = 10 Jalkaa ( feet ) = 20 Kortelli / Kvartar = 100 Kymmenystuuma = 120 Tuuma työmitttana / Verktum = 1440 Linja = 2.96892 meters
Decimal: 1 Tanko = 10 Jalkaa = 100 Tuumaa = 1000 Linja = 2.969 meters

literature

Jan Gyllenbok: Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures. Volume 2, Birkhäuser Verlag AG, 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-66690-7 , p. 1077, p. 1078.