A variety of terms may be used to describe land areas.
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Term
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Comment
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Square Meters
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centare (square meter)
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1/100 of an are
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1
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are
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100
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hectare
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100 are
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10,000 (10^4)
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square kilometer
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1,000,000 (10^6)
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square foot
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0.0929
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acre
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0.404 hectare
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0.404 * 10^4
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square mile
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640 acres
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2.5856 * 10^6
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where:
• 1 mile = 5,280 feet
