Conversion formula

The conversion factor from liters to gallons is 0.26417205124156, which means that 1 liter is equal to 0.26417205124156 gallons:

1 L = 0.26417205124156 gal

To convert 1059 liters into gallons we have to multiply 1059 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from liters to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 L → 0.26417205124156 gal

1059 L → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 1059 L × 0.26417205124156 gal

V_(gal) = 279.75820226481 gal

The final result is:

1059 L → 279.75820226481 gal

We conclude that 1059 liters is equivalent to 279.75820226481 gallons:

1059 liters = 279.75820226481 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.0035745153918791 × 1059 liters.

Another way is saying that 1059 liters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035745153918791 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand fifty-nine liters is approximately two hundred seventy-nine point seven five eight gallons:

1059 L ≅ 279.758 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero zero four times one thousand fifty-nine liters.

Conversion table

liters to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from liters to gallons