You are planning a voyage by great circle from Reykjavik (LAT 63° 30' N, LONG 24° 00' W) to the Azores (LAT 39° 30' N, LONG 29° 00' W). Which statement is TRUE? (Use gnomonic tracking chart WOXZC 5274)
A
When plotted on a Mercator chart, the great circle track will be convex to the British Isles.
B
The distance is measured in sixty-mile segments based on the length of a degree of latitude at the mid-latitude and mid-longitude position.
C
The Northern Hemisphere vertex lies south of Reykjavik.
D
The great circle track is not appreciably shorter than a rhumb line track.
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Question 1 / 2066636eea28f7522a1c51b4b5
Question 1 of 2066636eea28f7522a1c51b4b5
You are planning a voyage by great circle from Reykjavik (LAT 63° 30' N, LONG 24° 00' W) to the Azores (LAT 39° 30' N, LONG 29° 00' W). Which statement is TRUE? (Use gnomonic tracking chart WOXZC 5274)
You are planning a voyage by great circle from Reykjavik (LAT 63° 30' N, LONG 24° 00' W) to the Azores (LAT 39° 30' N, LONG 29° 00' W). Which statement is TRUE? (Use gnomonic tracking chart WOXZC 5274)