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What is the Liter ?
Source: en.wikipedia.org
" The litre (British English spelling) or liter (American English spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other
symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm³), 1000 cubic centimetres
(cm³) or 0.001 cubic metre (m³). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
(see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre.
The original French metric system used the litre as a base unit. (...) "