geographical mile

noun

The measure of the hour was the parasang (3/4 of a geographical mile), and the thirtieth part of the parasang was the stadium.

Modern observations attribute to the Ganges a breadth of about three quarters of a geographical mile, or 30 stadia.

A Geographical Mile is one-seventh more than a statute mile.

A statute mile is 1760 yards, and a geographical mile is 2025 yards.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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