Scientist surveying lava dome at Redoubt Volcano. (Photograph by G. McGimsey.)
The metric units used in this publication can be converted to English
units by using the approximate conversions given below:
Length
1 kilometer = 0.6 of a mile
1 meter = 39.37 inches
1 centimeter = 0.4 inch
1 millimeter = 0.04 inch
Area
1 sq. kilometer = 0.4 sq. mile
1 sq. meter = 1.2 sq. yards
1 sq. centimeter = 0.155 sq. inch
Temperature
To convert degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit, multiply degrees C by 1.8 and add 32.
To convert degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius,
subtract 32 from degrees F and divide
the result by 1.8.
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Updated 06.24.97
