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Old 8th June 2012 | 10:56
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RichardH
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From: Sunny Solihull
A Rhumb Line is NOT a straight line on the Earth, a Lamberts Chart or a Polar Sterographic Chart.
It is if it's along a Meridian of Longitude which is either 360 or 180 therefore constant direction. They are also great/semi-great circles.
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