gigalitre, GL

• a metric unit for measuring large amounts of liquids.
• equivalent to 1,000,000,000 or a billion litres.

EXAMPLE:

Metric Units ~ Capacity, Fluid Volume

10 millilitres = 1 centilitre
10 centilitres = 1 decilitre
10 decilitres = 1 litre
1000 litres = 1 kilolitre
1,000,000 litres = 1 megalitre
1,000,000,000 litres = 1 gigalitre

1 litre = 1000 millilitres
500 mL = half a litre

Abbreviations
millilitre, mL
litre, L
kilolitre, kL
megalitre, ML
gigalitre, GL