Convert Millennia to Megayears

Convert Millennia (ka) to Megayears (Ma) instantly and accurately.

Millennia (ka)
Megayears (Ma)

Conversion Formula

Ma = ka × 0.001

About Millennia

A millennium (1 ka) = 1,000 Gregorian years ≈ 3.156 × 10¹⁰ s. Standard unit in archaeology and Quaternary geology: Neolithic transition ~10-12 ka BP; Last Glacial Maximum ~21 ka BP; Homo sapiens leaving Africa ~60-70 ka BP. Milankovitch cycles include the 41 ka obliquity and ~100 ka eccentricity cycle. EPICA Antarctic ice core spans ~800 ka. Precession completes ~26 ka. 1 ka = 1,000 yr.

About Megayears

A megayear (1 Ma) = 10⁶ yr ≈ 3.156 × 10¹³ s - the timescale of geology and tectonic evolution. The K-Pg mass extinction at 66.0 Ma; Cambrian explosion ~538.8 Ma; Great Oxygenation Event ~2,400 Ma. Plate motion at 2-10 cm/yr = 200-1,000 km per Ma (Atlantic ~3,000 km wider since Pangaea rifting ~200 Ma ago). Background extinction rate measured in extinctions per million species-years. 1 Ma = 10⁶ yr.

Quick Reference Table

Millennia (ka)Megayears (Ma)
1 ka0.001 Ma
2 ka0.002 Ma
5 ka0.005 Ma
10 ka0.01 Ma
25 ka0.025 Ma
50 ka0.05 Ma
100 ka0.1 Ma

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