topography

Example Sentences

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Submarine navigation relies on detailed knowledge of ocean-floor topography and undersea conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike the trails categorized above as “easy” or “moderate,” the trails here require you to plan ahead, bringing plenty of water and other supplies, looking over topography maps and reading trail reports.

From Los Angeles Times

The topography also complicates a key decision for China: where to land.

From The Wall Street Journal

I feel about Scotland the way many Europeans feel about America: I love its people, revere its history, relish its architecture and topography and regard its present-day politics with sadness.

From The Wall Street Journal

The country's mountainous topography can also make driving conditions perilous.

From Barron's