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square chain (international) | 6 400 sq ch | 12 800 sq ch | 19 200 sq ch | 25 600 sq ch | 32 000 sq ch | 38 400 sq ch | 44 800 sq ch | 51 200 sq ch | 57 600 sq ch | 64 000 sq ch | 70 400 sq ch | 76 800 sq ch | 83 200 sq ch | 89 600 sq ch | 96 000 sq ch | 102 400 sq ch | 108 800 sq ch | 115 200 sq ch | 121 600 sq ch | 128 000 sq ch | 134 400 sq ch | 140 800 sq ch | 147 200 sq ch | 153 600 sq ch | 160 000 sq ch | 166 400 sq ch | 172 800 sq ch | 179 200 sq ch | 185 600 sq ch | 192 000 sq ch | 198 400 sq ch | 204 800 sq ch | 211 200 sq ch | 217 600 sq ch | 224 000 sq ch | 230 400 sq ch | 236 800 sq ch | 243 200 sq ch | 249 600 sq ch | 256 000 sq ch | 262 400 sq ch | 268 800 sq ch | 275 200 sq ch | 281 600 sq ch | 288 000 sq ch | 294 400 sq ch | 300 800 sq ch | 307 200 sq ch | 313 600 sq ch | 320 000 sq ch | 326 400 sq ch | 332 800 sq ch | 339 200 sq ch | 345 600 sq ch | 352 000 sq ch | 358 400 sq ch | 364 800 sq ch | 371 200 sq ch | 377 600 sq ch | 384 000 sq ch | 390 400 sq ch | 396 800 sq ch | 403 200 sq ch | 409 600 sq ch | 416 000 sq ch | 422 400 sq ch | 428 800 sq ch | 435 200 sq ch | 441 600 sq ch | 448 000 sq ch | 454 400 sq ch | 460 800 sq ch | 467 200 sq ch | 473 600 sq ch | 480 000 sq ch | 486 400 sq ch | 492 800 sq ch | 499 200 sq ch | 505 600 sq ch | 512 000 sq ch | 518 400 sq ch | 524 800 sq ch | 531 200 sq ch | 537 600 sq ch | 544 000 sq ch | 550 400 sq ch | 556 800 sq ch | 563 200 sq ch | 569 600 sq ch | 576 000 sq ch | 582 400 sq ch | 588 800 sq ch | 595 200 sq ch | 601 600 sq ch | 608 000 sq ch | 614 400 sq ch | 620 800 sq ch | 627 200 sq ch | 633 600 sq ch | 640 000 sq ch |
a section is an area nominally one square mile (2.6 square kilometers), containing 640 acres (260 hectares), with 36 sections making up one survey township on a rectangular grid.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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section | ≡ 1 mi × 1 mi | = 2.589988110336×106 m2 | Imperial/US |
sections | square chains (international) | sections | square chains (international) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 6400 | 6 | = 38400 |
2 | = 12800 | 7 | = 44800 |
3 | = 19200 | 8 | = 51200 |
4 | = 25600 | 9 | = 57600 |
5 | = 32000 | 10 | = 64000 |
square chain is a unit of area.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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square chain (international) | sq ch | ≡ 66 ft × 66 ft = 1⁄10 ac | ≡ 404.68564224 m2 | Imperial/US |
square chains (international) | sections | square chains (international) | sections |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 0.00015625 | 6 | = 0.0009375 |
2 | = 0.0003125 | 7 | = 0.00109375 |
3 | = 0.00046875 | 8 | = 0.00125 |
4 | = 0.000625 | 9 | = 0.00140625 |
5 | = 0.00078125 | 10 | = 0.0015625 |
sections | square chains (international) |
---|---|
1 | = 6 400 |
0.0001563 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |