Convert 12 cubic kilometers to cubic miles

Explanation

Let's convert 12 cubic kilometers to cubic miles, or km³ to mi³ as one could put it.

First, we need to calculate the conversion factor using the units respective values. We find 0.2399.

Then we multiply this conversion factor by the number of cubic kilometers. In this case 12.

Therefore, 12 cubic kilometers is approximately equal to 2.879 cubic miles.

Formula

1 km³≈0.2399 mi³

12 km³≈12 × 0.2399 mi³

12 km³≈2.879 mi³

cubic kilometerskm³

dimension	volume
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	km³

The cubic kilometer (km³) is a unit of volume in the International System of Units.

Definition of the cubic kilometer

One cubic kilometer is a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one kilometer.

Equivalences

One cubic kilometer is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The total volume of water in all the oceans on Earth is approximately 1 335 000 000 cubic kilometers. It's 3 times the total volume of Ceres, the biggest object in the asteroid belt orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.

Metric volume units

cubic millimeter	mm³	0.000 000 001
cubic centimeter	cm³	0.000 001
cubic decimeter	dm³	0.001
cubic meter	m³	1
cubic dekameter	dam³	1 000
cubic hectometer	hm³	1 000 000
cubic kilometer	km³	1 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.

cubic milesmi³

dimension	volume
symbol	mi³, cu mi

The cubic mile (mi³, cu mi) is a unit of volume derived from the international mass and length units.

Definition of the cubic mile

One cubic mile is the volume of a cube with an edge length of one mile.

Value in terms of the SI

One cubic mile is equivalent to 4.168181825440579584 cubic kilometers.

Equivalences

One cubic mile is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The volume of domestic water supplied by public suppliers in 2015 in the United States was roughly a cubic mile. It is more than one trillion gallons.

International volume units

cubic inch	in³
cubic foot	ft³	1728 cubic inches
cubic yard	yd³	27 cubic feet
cubic mile	mi³	5 451 776 000 cubic yards

The International Mass and Length Units

The International Mass and Length Units are units based on the international yard and the international pound.

They were created in 1959 when Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America agreed upon a common definition of the yard and the pound.