diff --git a/src/ol/geom/flat/areaflatgeom.js b/src/ol/geom/flat/areaflatgeom.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54479f0fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ol/geom/flat/areaflatgeom.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+goog.provide('ol.geom.flat.area');
+
+goog.require('ol.geom.flat');
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ * @param {number} offset Offset.
+ * @param {number} end End.
+ * @param {number} stride Stride.
+ * @return {number} Area.
+ */
+ol.geom.flat.area.linearRing = function(flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride) {
+  var twiceArea = 0;
+  var x1 = flatCoordinates[end - stride];
+  var y1 = flatCoordinates[end - stride + 1];
+  for (; offset < end; offset += stride) {
+    var x2 = flatCoordinates[offset];
+    var y2 = flatCoordinates[offset + 1];
+    twiceArea += y1 * x2 - x1 * y2;
+    x1 = x2;
+    y1 = y2;
+  }
+  return twiceArea / 2;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ * @param {number} offset Offset.
+ * @param {Array.<number>} ends Ends.
+ * @param {number} stride Stride.
+ * @return {number} Area.
+ */
+ol.geom.flat.area.linearRings =
+    function(flatCoordinates, offset, ends, stride) {
+  var area = 0;
+  var i, ii;
+  for (i = 0, ii = ends.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    var end = ends[i];
+    area += ol.geom.flat.area.linearRing(flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride);
+    offset = end;
+  }
+  return area;
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
+ * @param {number} offset Offset.
+ * @param {Array.<Array.<number>>} endss Endss.
+ * @param {number} stride Stride.
+ * @return {number} Area.
+ */
+ol.geom.flat.area.linearRingss =
+    function(flatCoordinates, offset, endss, stride) {
+  var area = 0;
+  var i, ii;
+  for (i = 0, ii = endss.length; i < ii; ++i) {
+    var ends = endss[i];
+    area +=
+        ol.geom.flat.area.linearRings(flatCoordinates, offset, ends, stride);
+    offset = ends[ends.length - 1];
+  }
+  return area;
+};
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/flatgeom.js b/src/ol/geom/flatgeom.js
index 42df2388b7..4e69680230 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/flatgeom.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/flatgeom.js
@@ -198,28 +198,6 @@ ol.geom.flat.inflateCoordinatesss =
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
- * @param {number} offset Offset.
- * @param {number} end End.
- * @param {number} stride Stride.
- * @return {number} Area.
- */
-ol.geom.flat.linearRingArea = function(flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride) {
-  var twiceArea = 0;
-  var x1 = flatCoordinates[end - stride];
-  var y1 = flatCoordinates[end - stride + 1];
-  for (; offset < end; offset += stride) {
-    var x2 = flatCoordinates[offset];
-    var y2 = flatCoordinates[offset + 1];
-    twiceArea += y1 * x2 - x1 * y2;
-    x1 = x2;
-    y1 = y2;
-  }
-  return twiceArea / 2;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
  * @param {number} offset Offset.
@@ -275,25 +253,6 @@ ol.geom.flat.linearRingIsClockwise =
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
- * @param {number} offset Offset.
- * @param {Array.<number>} ends Ends.
- * @param {number} stride Stride.
- * @return {number} Area.
- */
-ol.geom.flat.linearRingsArea = function(flatCoordinates, offset, ends, stride) {
-  var area = 0;
-  var i, ii;
-  for (i = 0, ii = ends.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-    var end = ends[i];
-    area += ol.geom.flat.linearRingArea(flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride);
-    offset = end;
-  }
-  return area;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
  * @param {number} offset Offset.
@@ -434,26 +393,6 @@ ol.geom.flat.linearRingssAreOriented =
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
- * @param {number} offset Offset.
- * @param {Array.<Array.<number>>} endss Endss.
- * @param {number} stride Stride.
- * @return {number} Area.
- */
-ol.geom.flat.linearRingssArea =
-    function(flatCoordinates, offset, endss, stride) {
-  var area = 0;
-  var i, ii;
-  for (i = 0, ii = endss.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-    var ends = endss[i];
-    area += ol.geom.flat.linearRingsArea(flatCoordinates, offset, ends, stride);
-    offset = ends[ends.length - 1];
-  }
-  return area;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {Array.<number>} flatCoordinates Flat coordinates.
  * @param {number} offset Offset.
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/linearring.js b/src/ol/geom/linearring.js
index 19e7214b9e..0b6158bbdb 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/linearring.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/linearring.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ goog.require('ol.extent');
 goog.require('ol.geom.GeometryType');
 goog.require('ol.geom.SimpleGeometry');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat');
+goog.require('ol.geom.flat.area');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat.closest');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat.simplify');
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ ol.geom.LinearRing.prototype.closestPointXY =
  * @todo stability experimental
  */
 ol.geom.LinearRing.prototype.getArea = function() {
-  return ol.geom.flat.linearRingArea(
+  return ol.geom.flat.area.linearRing(
       this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.flatCoordinates.length, this.stride);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index 9cc90a7a25..d37817582e 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ goog.require('ol.geom.MultiPoint');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Polygon');
 goog.require('ol.geom.SimpleGeometry');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat');
+goog.require('ol.geom.flat.area');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat.closest');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat.simplify');
 
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.containsXY = function(x, y) {
  * @todo stability experimental
  */
 ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getArea = function() {
-  return ol.geom.flat.linearRingssArea(
+  return ol.geom.flat.area.linearRingss(
       this.getOrientedFlatCoordinates(), 0, this.endss_, this.stride);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
index 3507cc5152..85c9e24cec 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ goog.require('ol.geom.LinearRing');
 goog.require('ol.geom.Point');
 goog.require('ol.geom.SimpleGeometry');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat');
+goog.require('ol.geom.flat.area');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat.closest');
 goog.require('ol.geom.flat.simplify');
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.containsXY = function(x, y) {
  * @todo stability experimental
  */
 ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.getArea = function() {
-  return ol.geom.flat.linearRingsArea(
+  return ol.geom.flat.area.linearRings(
       this.getOrientedFlatCoordinates(), 0, this.ends_, this.stride);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/flat/areaflatgeom.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/flat/areaflatgeom.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18a87e28d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/flat/areaflatgeom.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+goog.provide('ol.test.geom.flat.area');
+
+describe('ol.geom.flat.area', function() {
+
+  describe('ol.geom.flat.area.linearRing', function() {
+
+    it('calcaultes the area of a triangle', function() {
+      var area = ol.geom.flat.area.linearRing([0, 0, 0.5, 1, 1, 0], 0, 6, 2);
+      expect(area).to.be(0.5);
+    });
+
+    it('calculates the area of a unit square', function() {
+      var area =
+          ol.geom.flat.area.linearRing([0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0], 0, 8, 2);
+      expect(area).to.be(1);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('ol.geom.flat.area.linearRings', function() {
+
+    it('calculates the area with holes', function() {
+      var area = ol.geom.flat.area.linearRings(
+          [0, 0, 0, 3, 3, 3, 3, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2], 0, [8, 16], 2);
+      expect(area).to.be(8);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
+
+goog.require('ol.geom.flat');
+goog.require('ol.geom.flat.area');
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/flatgeom.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/flatgeom.test.js
index 75328a9660..1ffa7ed5bc 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/flatgeom.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/flatgeom.test.js
@@ -83,19 +83,6 @@ describe('ol.geom.flat', function() {
       expect(coordinatess).to.eql([[[1, 2], [3, 4]], [[5, 6], [7, 8]]]);
     });
 
-  });
-  describe('ol.geom.flat.linearRingArea', function() {
-
-    it('calcaultes the area of a triangle', function() {
-      var area = ol.geom.flat.linearRingArea([0, 0, 0.5, 1, 1, 0], 0, 6, 2);
-      expect(area).to.be(0.5);
-    });
-
-    it('calculates the area of a unit square', function() {
-      var area = ol.geom.flat.linearRingArea([0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0], 0, 8, 2);
-      expect(area).to.be(1);
-    });
-
   });
 
   describe('ol.geom.flat.linearRingIsClockwise', function() {
@@ -116,16 +103,6 @@ describe('ol.geom.flat', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('ol.geom.flat.linearRingsArea', function() {
-
-    it('calculates the area with holes', function() {
-      var area = ol.geom.flat.linearRingsArea(
-          [0, 0, 0, 3, 3, 3, 3, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2], 0, [8, 16], 2);
-      expect(area).to.be(8);
-    });
-
-  });
-
   describe('ol.geom.flat.reverseCoordinates', function() {
 
     describe('with a stride of 2', function() {