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By Matt Rosenberg, About.com Guide to Geography since 1997

Great Circle Routes

Monday January 12, 2009
A great circle is a circle that circles the earth and passes through the center of the earth, dividing the earth into two equal hemispheres. Let Amanda teach you how great circle routes are used to navigate the shortest distance between two points on the earth's surface.

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