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Square Kilometer

Square kilometer ( symbol km 2) is a unit of measurement of the surface.

Summary

/ / Definition
An area of 1 km 2 consists of 100 ha , themselves, each containing 10 000 m 2.

Square kilometer is a decimal multiple of the unit area in the system SI , the square meter , itself derived unit Order of magnitude

1 km 2 is the area of a square a km behind.

The Vatican , the smallest country in the world, is 0.44 km 2. Monaco , the second smallest country, measuring 1.95 km 2.

The Vatican, 0.44 km 2.

The Tromelin Island , 1 km 2.

Angkor Wat , about 1 km 2.

Monaco, 1.95 km 2.

Conversions

1 km 2 is equal to:

Conversely:

  • 1 m 2 = 0.000 001 km 2 (ie 1 10 -6 km 2)
  • 1 ha = 0.01 km 2 (1 10 -2 km 2)
  • 1 square mile = 2.589 988 km 2
  • 1 acre = 0.004 047 km 2

References

  1. Derived units expressed in terms of base units , International Bureau of Weights and Measures. Accessed December 17, 2009

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