geographical position
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geographical positions
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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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Sandison said that while military presence reduced in the second half of the 20th Century, Shetland's geographical position would never change.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Dubai owes much of its success to its strategic geographical position between Europe, Asia and Africa.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
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
It was a country with a large population, oil deposits, and a strategically advantageous geographical position.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Ancient Egyptian, as we have seen, does not form the connecting link between Libyan and Cushitic which its geographical position would lead us to expect.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
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