A distance equal to one minute of longitude or latitude at the equator (about 1,850 metres).
地理英里（赤道一分的弧长，约1, 850米）
Example sentencesExamples
We had determined to mark it not only at right angles to our course - that is, from east to west - but by snow beacons at every two geographical miles to the south.
Because of this difference, a geographical mile along the equatorial circumference would be 6087 ft long but the same mile along the polar circumference would be only 6066 ft in length.
We were on our metal to be back in time for the very earliest rise and went 660 geographical miles in 55 travelling days - on an average 12 miles a day.
Since a geographical mile is a measure of the earth's circumference at the Equator, a knowledge of it implies a knowledge of the measurement of the polar radius.
When George I. succeeded his father, in the year 1698, his whole dominions probably did not contain more than 2120 square geographical miles, and 354,000 inhabitants.
Definition of geographical mile in US English:
geographical mile
nounˌjēəˈɡrafəkəl mīl
A distance equal to one minute of longitude or latitude at the equator (about 1,850 meters).
地理英里（赤道一分的弧长，约1, 850米）
Example sentencesExamples
We were on our metal to be back in time for the very earliest rise and went 660 geographical miles in 55 travelling days - on an average 12 miles a day.
Because of this difference, a geographical mile along the equatorial circumference would be 6087 ft long but the same mile along the polar circumference would be only 6066 ft in length.
When George I. succeeded his father, in the year 1698, his whole dominions probably did not contain more than 2120 square geographical miles, and 354,000 inhabitants.
Since a geographical mile is a measure of the earth's circumference at the Equator, a knowledge of it implies a knowledge of the measurement of the polar radius.
We had determined to mark it not only at right angles to our course - that is, from east to west - but by snow beacons at every two geographical miles to the south.