geographical position
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the point or area on the earth's surface where a particular person or thing is located at a particular time.
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Astronomy. the location on the earth's surface at which a particular celestial body is directly overhead at a particular time.
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Dubai owes much of its success to its strategic geographical position between Europe, Asia and Africa.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
"Frederiksen is in a favourable geographical position," argues Europe professor, Timothy Garton Ash, from Oxford University.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
If it were to turn away from the West in favor of a closer relationship with Russia, the geopolitics of the whole region could change, because of the country’s central geographical position there.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2024
Poland’s geographical position and support for Ukraine and acceptance of large numbers of Ukrainian refugees have attracted two visits since Russia’s February 2022 invasion from President Joe Biden.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
No nation is in its works wholly free from the domination of climate and geographical position; least of all a people so keenly alive to the influence of the outer world as the Greeks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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