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You are planning a voyage from Cape May (LAT 38°45'N, LONG 74°45'W) to Lisbon (LAT 38°37'N, LONG 09°45'W). Which of the following is TRUE? (Use gnomonic chart WOXZC 5274)
A) Because the latitudes are almost the same, a great circle track approximates a parallel sailing.
B) The distance is measured by using the length of one degree of the meridian at the position of the vertex.
C) A composite sailing must be plotted to remain south of a limiting latitude of 44°N.
D) The northern hemisphere vertex is approximately at longitude 42°26'W.
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