Hectare is easier to understand if you realize it's just another name for hectometer squared. (Though historically it likely meant "hundred ares" where an are equals 100 m2.)
Jim STANLEY DOORE wrote:
Now you're talking. The use of km^2 or m^2 would be much more understandable and useful than use hectaresStan Doore----- Original Message ----- *From:* Jeremiah MacGregor <mailto:[email protected]> *To:* U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[email protected]> *Sent:* Saturday, January 24, 2009 1:24 PM *Subject:* [USMA:42454] Re: An Associated Press article in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution Norman,Who in the US would know what 2500 hectares is? I don't even knowwhat 6180 acres is. I would prefer it if they used square miles orkilos. Jerry------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Norman & Nancy Werling <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> *To:* U.S. Metric Association <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2009 9:50:06 AM *Subject:* [USMA:42415] An Associated Press article in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution USMA list members,Spanish energy company Acciona Energia will build a wind farm inMexico which will be the largest in Latin America.The article was written by Mark Stevenson of Associated Press. Itstates that the wind farm will be 6180 acres. When converted back to hectares that would have been 2500 hectares. Don't you agree that Mark Stevenson was required to convert those 2500 hectares to 6180 acres by the Associated Press, even had he wanted to report using the metric measure?Norm Werling
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