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hectare (hĕk`târ, –tär), abbr. ha, unit of area in the metric system metric system, system of weights and measures planned in France and adopted there in 1799; it has since been adopted by most of the technologically developed countries of the world. ..... Click the link for more information. , equal to 10,000 sq m, or about 2.47 acres. hectare one hundred ares. 1 hectare is equivalent to 10 000 square metres or 2.471 acres. hectare [′hek‚tar] (mechanics) A unit of area in the metric system equal to 100 ares or 10,000 square meters. Abbreviated ha. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 3 hectares of property that will hold a 70-suite development as well as rights to build 55 apartments that will go up for sale on an adjacent 11 hectares. 18 million hectares of forest operations in the Prince George and Quesnel Timber Supply Areas, and 180,000 hectares included in Tree Farm License 30 near Prince George, to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative[R] (SFI) Standard of sustainable forestry. Source: UNEP/GRID-Arendal Between 1990 and 1995, 56 million heactares of forests were lost, a net loss of 65 million hectares in developing countries being partially offset by an increase of nearly 9 million hectares in the developed world. |
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