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A great circle divides the sphere in two equal hemispheres... A great circle divides the sphere in two equal hemispheres... A great circle divides the sphere in two equal... a great circle is a circle on a sphere... A great circle is the largest circle that can be drawn on a given sphere... The diameter of a great circle is same as the diameter of the sphere... A great circle can be demonstrated by tightly stretching a piece of sewing thread across the surface of... The great circle on the spherical surface is also known as the... Great Circle routes are often broken into a series of shorter... Airline great circle track at top... Airline great circle track at top... Airline great circle track at top... Great circle routes are used by ships and aircraft where currents and winds are not a significant... The area of a great circle is a quarter of the surface area of the sphere it belongs to... Draws Great Circle routes between airports using the NASA Blue Marble as the base map...

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