You are planning a voyage by great circle to Reykjavik, Iceland, via Cape Race, Newfoundland, LAT 46°30'N, LONG 53°00'W. Which statement is TRUE? (Use gnomonic tracking chart WOXZC 5274)

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You will reach the northernmost latitude in the vicinity of Reykjavik.

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The distance is measured using the length of a degree of latitude at the mid-latitude and mid-longitude position.

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The Northern Hemisphere vertex is in the vicinity of 49°W longitude.

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The track line will be concave to Cape Farewell (Kap Farvel) when plotted on a Mercator chart.

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