General Navigation USCG Question #1916 (Set 60)

What defines a great circle?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option A — The intersection of a plane passing through the center of a sphere.

Bowditch defines a great circle as the intersection of the surface of a sphere with any plane that passes through the exact center of that sphere, dividing it into two equal hemispheres and representing the minimum path distance.

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