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  2. Rod (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The rod is useful as a unit of length because integer multiples of it can form one acre of square measure (area). The 'perfect acre' [2] is a rectangular area of 43,560 square feet, bounded by sides 660 feet (a furlong) long and 66 feet (a chain) wide (220 yards by 22 yards) or, equivalently, 40 rods by 4 rods. An acre is therefore 160 square ...

  3. Vergée - Wikipedia

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    In French North America, it was also equal to 25 square perches, but the royal perch of 18 feet was used, yielding a vergée of 8100 square feet (854.7 m 2) In Guernsey, a vergée (Guernésiais: vergie) is 17,640 square feet (1,639 m 2). It is 40 (square) Guernsey perches. A Guernsey perch (also spelt perque) is 21 feet by 21 feet. [1] [2]

  4. Help:Convert units - Wikipedia

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    {{convert|1.2|km2|acre sqyd ha}} → 1.2 square kilometres (300 acres; 1,400,000 sq yd; 120 ha) {{convert|1.2|km2|acre+sqyd+ha}} → 1.2 square kilometres (300 acres; 1,400,000 sq yd; 120 ha) In the following, because "board feet" contains a space, using a space to make a combination fails. {{convert|123|cuyd|m3 board feet}} → 123 cubic yards ...

  5. Rood (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Rood is an English unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre [2] or 10,890 square feet, exactly 1,011.7141056 m 2. A rectangle that is one furlong (i.e., 10 chains, or 40 rods) in length and one rod in width is one rood in area, as is any space comprising 40 perches (a perch being one square rod).

  6. Template:Convert/list of units - Wikipedia

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    PD/ha PD/acre; per hectare /ha /ha /acre; inhabitants per square mile PD/sqmi PD stands for population density, i.e. humans (inhabitants) PD/sqmi PD/km2; per square mile /sqmi Used when the word 'inhabitants' would be inappropriate. /sqmi /km2; inhabitants per acre PD/acre PD/acre PD/ha; per acre /acre /acre /ha

  7. Acre - Wikipedia

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    1 acre (both variants) is equal to the following customary units: 66 feet × 660 feet (43,560 square feet) 10 square chains (1 chain = 66 feet = 22 yards = 4 rods = 100 links) 1 acre is approximately 208.71 feet × 208.71 feet (a square) 4,840 square yards; 43,560 square feet; 160 perches. A perch is equal to a square rod (1 square rod is 0. ...

  8. Traditional French units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    This was the main square perch in old French surveying. It is a square 22 pieds du roi on each side. vergée: 12 100 ~1277 m 2 ~1527 sq yd A square 5 perches on each side, or one quarter of an acre. acre, or arpent carré: 48 400 ~5107 m 2 ~6108 sq yd, or ~1.262 acres The French acre is a square 10 perches (one arpent) on each side. (Does not ...

  9. Module:Convert/documentation/conversion data - Wikipedia

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    The convert template has 1 square mile = 2,589,988.110336 square meters. ... a per unit can be of the form "currency per unit". ... $/acre would be displayed as "$120 ...