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A Great Circle Is

Question 156

Question 156

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A great circle is


A) a correct magnetic compass direction on a flat map.
B) any parallel of latitude.
C) a circle of circumference whose center coincides with the center of Earth.
D) the longest distance between two places on the surface of Earth.

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