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Great-circle distance

The great-circle distance, orthodromic distance, or spherical distance is the distance between two points on a sphere, measured along the great-circle arc between them. This arc is the shortest path between the two points on the surface of the sphere. (By comparison, the shortest path passing through the sphere's interior is the chord between the points.)

Standards, Relation between central angle and chord length & Radius for spherical Earth

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Relation between central angle and chord length

Radius for spherical Earth

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Great-circle distance

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Edges47
Triples1
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
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Great-circle distance

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Great-circle distance → the more general problem of great-circle navigation

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Great-circle distancepart ofthe more general problem of great-circle navigation0.85text

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