In navigation, there are two primary types of course lines that can be plotted, a great circle and a rhumb line. The great circle provides the shortest distance between any two points on the globe, but requires that the course (and headings) be continuously adjusted. A rhumb line results in a longer distance to travel, but allows for a constant course (or heading) to be maintained. By definition, a rhumb line (also known as a loxodrome) crosses all meridians at the same angle.

What is a rhumb line

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The shortest distance line between two points is called what?

A "Great circle". A straight line on a Mercator projection is a "rhumb line", and is not the shortest distance. ...

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What are some 5 letter words ending in b?

Thumb, blurb, courb, crumb, exurb, plumb, rhumb, slubb, slurb, squab, and squib. ...

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What is the main features of the Mercator projection?

Mercator projection represents rhumb lines, which are useful for navigation. It makes the areas near the poles appear very large. ...

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Can you unjumble these letters to make 2 words - rmmouihbpsu?

Not any that make sense. bohriums ump bohrium umps bohrium sump brushup momi rhumbs opium bumph rimous rhumb opiums ...

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What are 5 letter words ending with b?

acerb, ardeb, carob, celeb, chimb, climb, clomb, coomb, crumb, demob, exurb, nawab, plumb, redub, rehab, rhomb, rhumb, sahib, scrub, shrub, slurb, squab, squib, throb, thumb, zineb ...

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What are the pros and cons of the Mercator projection?

Mercator: Mercator projection works very poorly in polar regions and becomes undefined at the north and south poles. Historically Mercator is interesting because it is one of the oldest map projections to be used. Christopher Columbus used the Mercator projection in his travels to the new world. This projection is often used in navigation because any straight line is a rhumb line (a line of constant direction). Parallels of latitude and longitude are straight. Features increase in size as the map approaches the poles....

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What five letter words that end with B?

five (5) letter words that end with B: blurb. carob. climb. crumb. cubeb. demob. dweeb. hijab. kabob. kebab. nabob. niqab. plumb. rhomb. rhumb. scrub. shrub. squab. squib. throb. thumb. ...

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Different kinds of lines?

*Straight Lines - Horizontal line - Vertical line - Broken line - Wavy line - Dotted line - Zigzag line - Diagonal line - perpendicular line - parallel line *Curved Lines - Concave line - Convex line - Spiral line ...

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Do you wait in line or online?

If there is an actual physical line on the floor, and you are on it, then you are on line. If you are in a line of people, you are in line. If you are in a line of people, and also standing on a physical line on the floor, then you are both in and on line. If there is a group of people, standing in a line, and you are standing on top of the group of people...

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What is line intersect?

A line intersect is a point on a line where another line or object crosses the line. ...

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How many lines are in the London underground subway?

The London Subway has 11 lines. Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line and Waterloo & City line. ...

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What are the great circles of earth?

A great circle is a line drawn on a globe (or sphere) that divides it into two equal halves. A great circle arc (a segement of a great circle) is always the shortest distance between two points on the Earth. Since the Earth is a globe, that is not equivalent to a straight line on a map. For example, if we draw a line on a Mercator's projection map (a "rhumb line") from New York to Tokyo, it will go straight...

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Is the symbol hyphen a slash or horizontal line?

A horizontal line. A horizontal line. A horizontal line. A horizontal line. ...

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What do you need to use the point slope formula?

The slope of a line and the coordinates of a point on the line. The slope of a line and the coordinates of a point on the line. The slope of a line and the coordinates of a point on the line. The slope of a line and the coordinates of a point on the line. ...

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Is a line segment part of a line or is a line part of a line segment?

In geometry a line is thought of as extending infinitely in both directions. A line segment is part of a line. ...

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What is the line snapping in line rider do?

it snaps the line. ex. _______ ______ see the space, with line snapping the secong line will attach itself to the nearest line giving you a line like this ________________ that's what line snapping is. ...

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How do you draw a line parallel to a given line?

[A Parallel line is a straight line, opposite to another, that do not intersect or meet.] Ie. Line 1 is Parallel to Line 2. ------------------------------------------------- <Line 1 ------------------------------------------------- <Line 2 ...