On 2009/04/11, at 1:35 PM, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote:
I can see where the terms megalitre, gigalitre and teralitre would
be less cumbersome for the public then their equivalents of cubic
dekametres, cubic hectometres and cubic kilometres.
Dear Jerry and Stan,
Here is an example of the use of gigalitres from our local paper, The
Geelong Advertiser, from October last year. Barwon Water is our local
water supply organisation as we get most of our water from the Barwon
river.
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/10/24/26151_news.html
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Geelong, Australia
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