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Re: Great Circle puzzle
From: Andrew Nikitin
Date: 2015 Apr 11, 15:28 -0700
From: Andrew Nikitin
Date: 2015 Apr 11, 15:28 -0700
I stand corrected
http://i.imgur.com/J1BO7xL.gifv
(from http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/3285ww/it_is_possible_to_sail_in_a_straight_line_from/ )
> From: Andrew Nikitin
> Date: 2013 Oct 30, 16:46 -0700
>> from Atlantic Canada to Pacific Canada
> I gave up and rolled out heavy artillery (software). It turns out that gc
> that just touches west Africa (Bissau) and Antarctica (Wilhelm II coast)
> still hits Australia and Tasmania in a significant way. Besides, this route
> goes too far north, into Alaska. So, my answer is "you cannot".