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Trying to get your head around different measurements in different
countries can sometimes prove challenging. The following table may
help you. We suggest that if you are travelling to Cairns
print this page out and place it your ticket wallet.
Cairns
and in fact all of Australia operates on the metric system. Distances
are measured in kilometres, temperature in Celsius and currency
in dollars and cents.
| Temperature |
| To
convert Celsius to Fahrenheit multiply by 1.8 and add 32.
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| To
convert Fahrenheit to Celsius subtract 32 and halve. |
| Length,
Distance and Area |
Multiply
by |
| Inches
to Centimetres |
2.45 |
| Centimetres
to Inches |
0.39 |
| Feet
to Metres |
0.30 |
| Metres
to Feet |
3.28 |
| Yards
to Metres |
0.91 |
| Metres
to Yards |
1.09 |
| Miles
to Kilometres |
1.61 |
| Kilometres
to Miles |
0.62 |
| Acres
to Hectares |
0.40 |
| Hectares
to Acres |
2.47 |
| Weight |
Multiply
by |
| Ounces
to Grams |
28.35 |
| Grams
to Ounces |
0.035 |
| Pounds
to Kilograms |
0.45 |
| Kilograms
to Pounds |
2.21 |
| British
tons to Kilograms |
1016 |
| US Tons
to Kilograms |
907 |
| Volume |
Multiply
by |
| Imperial
Gallons to Litres |
4.55 |
| Litres
to Imperial Gallons |
0.22 |
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