General Navigation USCG Question #1432 (Set 45)

A great circle will intersect the equator at how many degrees of longitude apart?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — 180°

A great circle represents the intersection of the Earth's surface with a plane passing through the center. Because the equator is also a great circle, any other great circle must bisect it at two points separated by exactly 180 degrees of longitude, representing the two halves of the sphere.

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