Conversion Tables


Metric Symbols

Multiples and Submultiples

Symbol

Unit

Symbol

Unit

a

are (100 sq m)

km

kilometre

hahectarekm2square kilometre

cm

centimetre

m

metre

cm2

square centimetre

m2

square metre

dm

decimetre

mm

millimetre

dm2

square decimetre

mm2

square millimetre

Plural as for singular

Factor

Multiples and submultiples

Prefix

Symbol

One million

106

mega

M

One thousand

103

kilo

k

One hundred

102

hecto

h

Ten

101

deca

da

One tenth

10-1

deci

d

One hundredth

10-2

centi

c

One thousandth

10-3

milli

m

One millionth

10-6

micro

µ


Conversion Tables

Imperial

(linear)

Imperial

(area)

12 inches

= 1 foot

144 sq. inches

= 1 sq foot

3 feet

= 1 yard

9 sq. feet

= 1 sq yard

5.5 yards

= 1 rod, pole or perch

484 sq. yards

= 1 sq chain (Gunter's)

22 yards

= 1 chain (Gunter's)

10 sq. chains

= 1 acre

10 chains

= 1 furlong

640 acres

= 1 sq mile

8 furlongs

= 1 mile

30.25 sq yards

= 1 sq rod, pole or perch



40 sq poles

= 1 rood



4 roods

= 1 acre

Metric

(linear)

Metric

(area)

10 mm

= 1 cm

100 cm2

= 1 dm2

10 cm

= 1 dm

100 dm2

= 1 m2

100 cm

= 1 m

100 m2

= 1 a

1,000 m

= 1 km

10,000 m2

= 1 ha



100 ha

= 1 km2


Conversion Factors

Imperial to

Metric (linear)

Imperial to

Metric (area)

1 inch

= 0.0254 m

1 sq foot

= 0.09290304 m2


= 25.4 mm

1 sq yard

= 0.83612736 m2

1 foot

= 0.3048 m

1 sq chain (Gunter's)

= 404.686 m2

1 yard

= 0.9144 m

1 rood

= 1011.71 m2

1 rod, pole or perch

= 5.0292 m

1 acre

= 4046.86 m2

1 link

= 0.201168 m

1 sq link

= 0.0404687m2

1 chain (Gunter's)

= 20.11684 m

1 sq mile

= 258.999 ha

1 chain (engineers)

= 30.48 m



1 furlong

= 201.168 m



1 mile

= 1.609344 km



Metric to

Imperial (linear)

Metric to

Imperial (area)

1 mm

= 0.0393701 inch

1 cm2

= 0.155000 sq inch

1 cm

= 0.393701 inch

1 m2

= 1.19599 sq yards

1 dm

= 3.93701 inches

1 a

= 119.599 sq yards

1 m

= 39.3701 inches

1 ha

= 2.47105 acres


= 3.28084 feet

1 km2

= 247.105 acres


= 1.09361 yards



1 km

= 1093.61 yards




= 0.621371 mile




Scots Measurements

SCOTS


IMPERIAL


A. LINEAR




8.88 inches

= 1 link

1 Scots inch

= 1.001616 Imp inches

1.35 links

= 1 foot

1 Scots link

= 8.89435 Imp inches

31/12 feet

= 1 ell

1 Scots foot

= 12.019392 Imp inches

6 ells

= 1 fall

1 ell

= 37.0598 Imp inches

4 falls

= 1 chain


= 3.0883166 Imp feet




= 1.0294389 yards

10 chains

= 1 furlong

1 fall

= 6.1766334 yards

8 furlongs

= 1 mile

1 Scots chain

= 24.706533 yards



1 Scots furlong

= 247.06533 yards



1 Scots mile

= 1976.5226 yards

NB To convert Scots ells into Imperial yards multiply by

1.0294389

NB To convert Imperial yards into Scots ells multiply by

0.971403





B. SQUARE




78.8544 sq inches

= 1 Sq link

1 sq Scots inch

= 1.0032346 sq Imp inches

1.82615 sq links

= 1 Sq foot

1 sq Scots link

= 79.109061 sq Imp inches

9.5069 sq feet

= 1 Sq ell

1 sq Scots foot

= 144.46578 sq Imp inches

36 sq ells

= 1 Sq fall


= 1.0032345 sq Imp feet

16 sq falls

= 1 Sq chain

1 sq ell

= 1.0597444 sq yards

2½ sq chains

= 1 Rood

1 sq fall

= 38.150341 sq yards

4 Roods

= 1 Acre

1 sq Scots chain

= 610.40545 sq yards



1 Scots rood

= 1526.0316 sq yards



1 Scots acre

= 6104.1264 sq yards

NB To convert Scots acres into Imperial acres multiply by

1.26118345

NB To convert Imperial acres into Scots acres multiply by

0.79290606


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