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Old 5th Jul 2006, 14:26
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A straight line on a Lambert Conformal Conic Projection is for the most part a Great Circle.

A Rhumb Line is a line that crosses the meridians at an equal angle.

A meridian is both a rhumb line (constant angle of 0deg with itself) and a great circle - same centre and radius as the earth. That applies regardless of projection.

What changes with the projection is how the meridians appear on a flat piece of paper.

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