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) |
A) All courses are in the southwest quadrant of the compass. |
B) When plotted on a Mercator chart the track line will be concave to Cape Farwell (Kap Farvel). |
C) You are to the east of the Northern Hemisphere vertex. |
D) Distance is measured by using the length of a degree of latitude at the midpoint of the track line. |