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Great-circle navigation

Flight or sailing route along the shortest path between two points on a globe's surface
Class type of: navigation Q2197597

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Subclass of
navigation[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en Great-circle navigation fr Orthodromie ja 大円航路 ja 大圏コース ja 大圏航路 nl grootcirkelnavigatie ro navigație pe ortodromă
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/great-circle-route
Freebase ID
/m/0blxb0
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
143696031

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