March 2011
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English
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Appendix B. Conversion Factors
| UNIT | EQUALS |
|---|---|
| LENGTH | |
| 1 angstrom | 1 × 10−10 meter |
| 1 × 10−4 micrometer (micron) | |
| 1 centimeter | 10−2 meter |
| 0.3937 inch | |
| 1 foot | 12 inches |
| 0.3048 meter | |
| 1 inch | 25.4 millimeters |
| 2.54 centimeters | |
| 1 kilometer | 3281 feet |
| 0.5400 nautical mile | |
| 0.6214 statute mile | |
| 1094 yards | |
| 1 light-year | 9.461 × 1012 kilometers |
| 5.879 × 1012 statute miles | |
| 1 meter | 1010 angstroms |
| 3.281 feet | |
| 39.37 inches | |
| 1.094 yards | |
| 1 micron | 104 angstroms |
| 10−4 centimeter | |
| 10−6 meter | |
| 1 nautical mile (International) | 8.439 cables |
| 6076 feet | |
| 1852 meters | |
| 1.151 statute miles | |
| 1 statute mile | 5280 feet |
| 8 furlongs | |
| 1.609 kilometers | |
| 0.8690 nautical mile | |
| 1 yard | 3 feet |
| 0.9144 meter | |
| ANGLES | |
| 1 degree | 60 minutes |
| 0.01745 radian | |
| 3600 seconds | |
| 2.778 × 10−3 revolution | |
| 1 minute of arc | 0.01667 degree |
| 2.909 × 10−4 radian | |
| 60 seconds | |
| 1 radian | 0.1592 revolution |
| 57.296 degrees | |
| 3438 minutes | |
| 1 second of arc | 2.778 × 10−4 degree |
| 0.01667 minute | |
| AREA | |
| 1 acre | 4047 square meters |
| 43560 square feet | |
| 1 are | 0.02471 acre |
| 1 square dekameter | |
| 100 square meters | |
| 1 hectare | 2.471 acres |
| 100 ares | |
| 10000 square meters | |
| 1 square foot | 144 square inches |
| 0.09290 square meter | |
| 1 square inch | 6.452 square centimeters |
| 1 square kilometer | 247.1 acres |
| 1 square meter | 10.76 square feet |
| 1 square mile | 640 acres |
| 2.788 × 107 square feet | |
| 2.590 square kilometers | |
| VOLUME | |
| 1 board-foot | 144 cubic inches |
| 1 bushel (U.S.) | 1.244 cubic feet |
| 35.24 liters | |
| 1 cord | 128 cubic feet |
| 3.625 cubic meters | |
| 1 cubic foot | 7.481 gallons (U.S. liquid) |
| 28.32 liters | |
| 1 cubic inch | 0.01639 liter |
| 16.39 milliliters | |
| 1 cubic meter | 35.31 cubic feet |
| 106 cubic centimeter | |
| 1 cubic millimeter ... | |
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