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square kilometer

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noun

  • square kilometers
    plural
  1. a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one kilometer on each side. km 2 , sq. km


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And then the second definition, or threshold, is that it needs to be at least 0.01 square kilometer.

From Slate Dec. 19, 2025

The minimum density for the tortoises to remain viable is 3.9 adults per square kilometer, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2024

The study focuses on small lakes that are about a tenth of a square kilometer or smaller, which is equivalent to about 20 football fields.

From Science Daily Dec. 12, 2023

While scientists could once find 6,000 axolotls on average per square kilometer in Mexico, there are now only 36, according to the National Autonomous university’s latest census.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2023

This is a rather high figure for a barbarian group of nations, although 10 inhabitants to the square kilometer or 550 to the geographical square mile is very little when compared to present conditions.

From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels

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