Deck 2014: Navigation Problems

1. A A great circle track is not significantly shorter than a rhumb line track.
2. B You will cross the Northern Hemisphere vertex where the track line crosses LAT 45°N.
3. C Distance is measured by using the length of a degree of longitude at the mid-latitude line.
4. D When plotted on a Mercator chart, the track line will be convex to San Francisco.

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