Sources disagree, for instance, on the precise north-south dimension of the island, which I have quoted as "9 km (6 mi)" - I have done so because then both units have the same degree of precision ( significant figures). Seth Ilys 19:27, 21 July 2006 (UTC) Dan: You mention that some of the metric/imperial conversions are done "approximately or inaccurately." The reasons that some of the figures may appear approximate is that the original measurements are approximate. Let me know which ones you find deficient and I'll be happy to improve them. Some of the figures in the article I have quoted as approximate (such as distance to neighboring islands or the overall dimensions of the atoll) because sources disagree and I would rather be accurate but less precise than precise but less accurate. I modified some of the conversions on the page to be a lottle bit more precise, so now i'm all for this article.ĭaniel: It would be useful to know precisely which conversions you are referring to. And thanks for your improvements to the article as well! - Seth Ilys 17:05, 21 July 2006 (UTC) Does this satisfy your concern? - Seth Ilys 15:20, 21 July 2006 (UTC) Those two links are immediately relevant to the portion of the article where they occur and I felt like it would be most useful to readers to have them within the body of article text however, I've now duplicated them within the "external links" section as well. Comment Is there some reason the map and pictures of celebration are external jump and not in footnote/refs? Rlevse 12:54, 21 July 2006 (UTC).Thank you for your promptness in these changes. Seth Ilys 05:55, 21 July 2006 (UTC) Everything's accounted for, and I have accordingly changed my vote. Let me know if you notice any remaining instances where I've neglected to include imperial units. I've tried to do this, but I've made another pass through the article and found a few places I previously missed. And, if you want nitpicking, I would like to ask that Imperial units be inlcuded after metric ones, for all of us in the United States who don't use the metric system. Islet sizes are given in km 2 and others in Ha, a consistent unit would be good.Ĭonverted all areas in the main article to km 2 - Seth Ilys 05:55, 21 July 2006 (UTC) - Peta 04:31, 21 July 2006 (UTC) Support, thanks for fixing those so quickly.- Peta 06:04, 21 July 2006 (UTC).The article actually said "around 40," but I've corrected to the precise 39, the number given by the Kepler survey, which was the most recent and most detailed.
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