You are planning a voyage by great circle from LAT 59° 00' N, LONG 07° 00' W via LAT 38° 00' N, LONG 61° 30' W. Which of the following statements is TRUE? (Use gnomonic tracking chart WOXZC 5274)

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All courses are in the southwest quadrant of the compass.

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When plotted on a Mercator chart the track line will be concave to Cape Farwell (Kap Farvel).

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You are to the east of the Northern Hemisphere vertex.

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Distance is measured by using the length of a degree of latitude at the midpoint of the track line.

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