''This article explains the meaning of area as a
physical quantity. The article
area (geometry) is more mathematical.''
Area is a
quantity expressing the size of a region of
space.
Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an
object.
Units
Units for measuring surface area include:
:
square metre =
SI derived unit
:
are = 100 square metres
:
hectare = 10,000 square metres
:square kilometre = 1,000,000 square metres
:square megametre = 10
12 square metres
Imperial units, as currently defined from the metre:
:square
foot (plural square feet) = 0.09290304 square metres.
:square
yard = 9 square feet = 0.83612736 square metres
:square
perch = 30.25 square yards = 25.2928526 square metres
:
acre = 160 square perches or 43,560 square feet = 4046.8564224 square metres
:
square mile = 640 acres = 2.5899881103 square kilometres
The article
Orders of magnitude links to lists of
objects of comparable surface area.
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