Convert metres to Chain (Surveyor)
Oceania · Oceania & Pacific · active · colonial
Conventional value The unit is customary but its modern value is settled and widely cited; the arithmetic itself is exact.
1 metre = 0.0497097 Chain (Surveyor)
Chain (Surveyor) = metres × 0.049709695
Convert any amount
metres to Chain (Surveyor) table
| metres | Chain (Surveyor) |
|---|---|
| 0.25 metres | 0.0124274 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 0.5 metres | 0.0248548 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 1 metre | 0.0497097 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 2 metres | 0.0994194 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 3 metres | 0.149129 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 4 metres | 0.198839 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 5 metres | 0.248548 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 10 metres | 0.497097 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 20 metres | 0.994194 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 25 metres | 1.24274 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 50 metres | 2.48548 Chain (Surveyor) |
| 100 metres | 4.97097 Chain (Surveyor) |
About the Chain (Surveyor)
Gunter's chain = 66 feet = 20.1168m. Still used in Australian/NZ land titles.
- Symbol
- chain
- Value in SI
- 1 Chain (Surveyor) = 20.1168 metre
- Typical use
- surveying
- Source
- UnitConvertLab measurement atlas
Every atlas conversion routes through the SI metre. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.
Related units and variant risk
Other oceania & pacific units in the Oceania family, least settled first. If your figure came from a land record, invoice or historical document rather than a calculator, check these before assuming a single standard.
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Frequently asked
How many Chain (Surveyor) are in a metre?
1 metre = 0.0497097 Chain (Surveyor). Multiply the number of metres by 0.049709695 to get Chain (Surveyor).
What is Chain (Surveyor) used for?
Gunter's chain = 66 feet = 20.1168m. Still used in Australian/NZ land titles. It is classified as active and dates from the colonial period.
Is the Chain (Surveyor) value exact?
Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI metre, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.
How reliable is this Chain (Surveyor) conversion?
Conventional value — The unit is customary but its modern value is settled and widely cited; the arithmetic itself is exact. Source: UnitConvertLab measurement atlas.
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UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert metres to Chain (Surveyor). UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/meter-to-chain-surveyor
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