Geography
Answer
Two uses of the Great Circles are:
- Great Circle routes are specially important for places that are on opposite sides of the globe. Most globes show great circle routes between distant ports across the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
- Great circles are used by meteorologists to determine climate and weather conditions in a region.
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