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Volume & capacity

gigalitreGL

Giga-scaled variant of the litre, exactly GL = 1000000 base units.

Dimension
volume
Canonical signature
L^3
System
si accepted
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 GL = 1,000,000 m³
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Both L and l are accepted symbols; the capital L avoids confusion with the numeral one.
Aliases
giga liter, giga liters, giga litres, giga l, giga dm³, giga cubic decimetre

Same dimension

Related units

litresi acceptedLcubic metresim³US liquid gallonus customaryUS galUS fluid ounceus customaryfl ozquettalitresi acceptedQLronnalitresi acceptedRLyottalitresi acceptedYLzettalitresi acceptedZL

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 GL = 1,000,000 m³

Exact relationship

10 GL = 10,000,000 m³

Exact relationship