geographical mile

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geographical mile

(Units) a former name for nautical mile

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geographical mile - a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile

Admiralty mile, naut mi, nautical mile, mi, mile

nautical linear unit - a linear unit of distance used in navigation

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The distance is about 580 geographical miles, and the journey is generally performed in fifty days.

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2011) but neglects the fact that this resolution is equal to 42 geographical miles (1 geographical mile =1.88 km), which is equivalent to about 7 marching days' progress for Scott's party during the return leg on the Barrier (Ross Ice Shelf; Sienicki 2016, Fig.