Square Miles in a sentence

The term may refer to areas as small as a few square meters or square feet (for example a garden bed) or as large as many square kilometers or square miles.

This would make the fire larger than the cities of Stockton (at 65.26 square miles) and Modesto (44.8 square miles).

The top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, Gen. Joseph Votel, told a Senate committee on Tuesday that of the 34,000 square miles of territory that the Islamic State group once held, it now controls less than 20 square miles.

Sayre added that he was also concerned about plans to cut the municipality down to 38 square miles when the area of the district is 110 square miles.

The UK's coastal waters cover 300,000 square miles, but just three square miles are fully protected.

An evidence-based process found that nearly 50% of violent crimes in Sacramento occur within 7 square miles of the 100-square-mile city.

Maxar said the images of more than 2,500 square km (965 square miles) between Nova Kakhovka and the Dniprovska Gulf southwest of Kherson city on the Black Sea, showed numerous towns and villages flooded.

The region's governor said some 600 square kilometres, or 230 square miles, were under water.

County fire officials estimated that more than 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) of trees and dry brush had burned and structures were threatened.

PT Indonesia Weda Bay officials declined to be interviewed by the AP but the company said in statement it has planted more than 10 square kilometers (about 4 square miles) of new trees.

The was active for more than three months and grew to 1,505 square miles (3,898 square kilometers).

Greater Johannesburg consists of more than five hundred suburbs in an area covering more than two hundred square miles (520 square kilometres).

The fast-growing blaze burned more than 2 square miles (5 square kilometers) of dry brush and timber near the town of Winters, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The fire had burned nearly 14 square miles (36 square kilometers) by Sunday morning, but more humid weather was expected to help fire crews.

Flames have charred 3.8 square miles (9.8 square kilometers) of dry brush.

The search area covers about 530 square miles (1,370 square kilometers).

Dry, hot winds fueled both blazes, which have collectively charred more than 358 square miles (927 square kilometers) of brush and timber.

In a matter of hours, it grew to 7.5 square miles (19 square kilometers).

In the north, new evacuations were ordered for communities in the wilderness recreation region near Whiskeytown Lake as that wildfire tripled in size to more than 31 square miles (80 square kilometers).

Officials said a fire in drought-stricken Carson National Forest has scorched nearly 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) since June 24 and is only partially contained.