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    Re: Great Circle puzzle
    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".

       
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