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Old 15th July 2009 | 21:06
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If you look at the longitudes of A and B, you can see that the longitude of B is the anti-meridian of that of A. Therefore, the great circle track between them will be accross the nearest pole. You therefore need to work out the distance from A to the pole, and then from the Pole to B.

We know 1 degree of latitude = 60nm

A > pole = 90-59°34.1' = 30°25.9' = 1826nm

pole > B = 90-30°25.9' = 59°34.1' = 3574nm

Therefore, total distance = 5400nm (B)

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