Convert cubic kilometers to liters

Explanation

From this page you can convert cubic kilometers to liters (or km³ to l) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from cubic kilometers to liters you need to multiply by 1 × 10¹². This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 km³=1 × 10¹² l

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.

Related Conversions

litersl

dimension	volume
symbol	l

The liter (l) is a unit of volume.

The liter is a metric unit, although not part of the International System of Units it is accepted for use alongside SI units (the cubic meter being the SI unit of volume).

Definition of the liter

One liter is equal to 1 cubic decimeter.

The International System of Units 9^th edition p. 145

Equivalences

One liter is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

In medicine, the amount of blood of a patient is estimated with a simple formula, 70 ml times the body weight in kilograms. For an average male adult of 75 kg this gives us 5.25 liters of blood. Thus, you would need roughly 715 000 people to fill up an entire olympic swimming pool with blood.

Metric volume units

microliter	µl	0.000 001
milliliter	ml	0.001
centiliter	cl	0.01
deciliter	dl	0.1
liter	l	1
dekaliter	dal	10
hectoliter	hl	100
kiloliter	kl	1 000
megaliter	Ml	1 000 000
gigaliter	Gl	1 000 000 000
teraliter	Tl	1 000 000 000 000