[U] (technical) the physical features of an area of land, especially the position of its rivers, mountains, etc.; the study of these features:
a map showing the topography of the island
topographical adjective:
a topographical map / feature * You can rely on the topographical accuracy of these maps.
topographically adverb:
topographically distinct regions
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