Note: The distance called a mile varies greatly in different
countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182;
in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary,
9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in
Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, 8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in
England and the United States, 1,760; in Spain, 1,552;
in the Netherlands, 1,094.
{Geographical}, or {Nautical mile}, one sixtieth of a degree
of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet.
{Mile run}. Same as {Train mile}. See under {Train}.
{Roman mile}, a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English
measure.
{Statute mile}, a mile conforming to statute, that is, in
England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as
distinguished from any other mile.
{Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}.
{Geographic latitude} (of a place), the angle included
between a line perpendicular or normal to the level
surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of
the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric
latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's
figure and a true sphere.
{Geographical mile}. See under {Mile}.
{Geographical variation}, any variation of a species which is
dependent on climate or other geographical conditions.