square kilometer
Area metric unit
A square kilometer is a unit of area equal to one million square meters—a square one kilometer on each side.
It measures large expanses: cities, forests, countries.
The fire burned through fifty square kilometers of woodland.
Abbreviated km² or sq km.
One square kilometer equals about 0.386 square miles.
Standard of measurement
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- conversionAct of changing states
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- dimensionsMeasurable spatial extents
magnitude · acreage · calculation · surveying · precision · area · size · extent
10,000 square meters
- acreLand area measurement
- landEarth's solid surface
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
tract · estate · property · territory · zone · district · region · section
Land's physical features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- atlasBound collection of charts
projection · latitude · longitude · elevation · plateau · valley · delta · peninsula
metric
Standard of measurement
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- conversionAct of changing states
- scaleMeasure of relative size
dimensions · magnitude · acreage · calculation · surveying · precision · area · size · extent · proportion
hectare
10,000 square meters
parcel · tract · estate · property · territory · zone · district · region · section · lot
terrain
Land's physical features
- topographyPhysical feature mapping
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
atlas · projection · latitude · longitude · elevation · plateau · valley · delta · peninsula · biome
square kilometersquare mile
Area measurement unit
acre · square yard · square foot · square inch · hectare
square, squarely, squared, kilometer, squaring, squareness, quadrilateral, quadratic, kilometres