topography

Example Sentences

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While I was flying over the island’s shore, the topography looked almost identical to the Florida Everglades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"We realized that we could use these electron beams to control topography at very fine scales," Doshi said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

In Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland groundwater flooding is often less extensive than in England due to the bedrock geology and topography.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Factors that vary widely throughout the region—such as seafloor topography, temperature, salinity and the presence of fresh water from melting ice—can play havoc with sonar signals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

But no, it would just sink to the bottom and I’d know how far, but not the depth, not the topography.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes