What do you mean by Great circle ?

1.	What do you mean by Great circle ?
Answer» A great circle is a circle that is drawn on the surface of a SPHERE (such as the earth) that has a RADIUS equal to the radius of the sphere, and whose centre is also the sphere's centre. The Equator is the only latitude which is a great circle. All the LONGITUDES are a PART of a great circle. Great circles show the shortest DISTANCE between two places.

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A great circle is a circle that is drawn on the surface of a SPHERE (such as the earth) that has a RADIUS equal to the radius of the sphere, and whose centre is also the sphere's centre.

The Equator is the only latitude which is a great circle. All the LONGITUDES are a PART of a great circle.

Great circles show the shortest DISTANCE between two places.

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