volume · International · Modern
Non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI; 1 L = 1 dm³ = 10⁻³ m³.
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volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
gallon (Imperial)
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Definition
1 Imperial gallon = exactly 4.54609 L under the modern UK definition.
Reference value
One gallon (Imperial) is equal to 0.00454609 cubic metres.
History & use
The Imperial gallon is divided into 4 quarts, 8 pints, or 160 fluid ounces.
Modern use
Modern-use scope is context-dependent; the website should follow the record's current-status and regional/system labels rather than imply universal use.
Did you know?
It is about 20% larger than the U.S. liquid gallon.
Sources & evidence
Related measurements
volume · International · Modern
1 mL = 10^-3 L = 10^-6 m³.
volume · International · Modern
Coherent SI derived unit for volume, equal to metre cubed.
fluid ounce (US)
fl oz (US)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. fluid ounce = 1/128 U.S. gallon = 29.5735295625 mL.
fluid ounce (Imperial)
fl oz (Imp)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 Imperial fluid ounce = 1/160 Imperial gallon = 28.4130625 mL.
cup (US customary)
cup (US)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. customary cup = 8 U.S. fluid ounces = 236.5882365 mL.
pint (US liquid)
pt (US liq)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. liquid pint = 1/8 U.S. gallon = 0.473176473 L.
pint (Imperial)
pt (Imp)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 Imperial pint = 1/8 Imperial gallon = 0.56826125 L.