You are planning a voyage by great circle from LAT 38° 00' N, LONG 73° 00' W to LAT 49° 00' N, LONG 06° 00' W. Which of the following statements is TRUE? (Use gnomonic tracking chart WOXZC 5274)

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The shoals with a 25-mile radius around Sable Island will be a hazard.

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You will pass to the south of icebergs reported extending to 100 miles south of Cape Race Newfoundland.

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The distance is measured in 60-mile segments using the length of a degree of latitude at the vertex.

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You will reach the maximum northerly latitude at longitude 29° 45' W.

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