square kilometre

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square kilometre (plural square kilometres) (British spelling, Canadian spelling)

  1. Standard unit of area, symbol km2, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one kilometre long; 106 square metres.
    • [1996 March 21 [1996 March 18], Jixiong (0149 2623 7160) He, “There Is a Feeling of Insecurity on Jinmen, Mazu, and Other Islands”, in Daily Report: China[1], numbers 96-056, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 75, column 2:
      Located at the southern end of the exercise area, Wuqiu Dao consists of two islets - Daqiucun [Dachiu-tsun[sic – meaning Tachiu-tsun]] and Xiaoqiucun [Hsiaochiu-tsun] with each covering approximately one square km.]

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