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1. Define Great Circle with the help of an example.2. Mention the main characteristics of the Great Circles.3. Name a latitude which is a Great Circle of the Earth.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 12 May, 2015, 01:13: PM
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  1. A Great Circle is a circle that is drawn on the surface of the Earth in such a way that the center of the Earth also becomes the center of a circle.
  2. The main characteristics of a Great Circle are:
    1. A Great Circle is the largest circle that can be drawn on the surface of the Earth.
    2. Many numbers of Great Circles can be drawn on the surface of the Earth.
    3. All Great Circles divide the Earth into two hemispheres. 
  3. The Equator is the only latitude which is a Great Circle.

     

  

 

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