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arco de círculo máximo

English translation: great circle route

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Spanish term or phrase:arco de círculo máximo
English translation:great circle route
Entered by: Janet Ross Snyder

12:48 Jan 1, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Geography / radio communications
Spanish term or phrase: arco de círculo máximo
Continuing on from my last question, could someone help me with the translation of "arco de círculo máximo" here?
Many thanks and Happy New Year 2007!

La línea A parte del Polo Norte; sigue el meridiano 40º Este de Greenwich hasta el paralelo 40º Norte; continúa después por un arco de círculo máximo hasta el punto de intersección del meridiano 60º Este con el Trópico de Cáncer, y, finalmente, por el meridiano 60º Este hasta el Polo Sur.

Line A departs from the North Pole; it follows the 40th meridian East of Greenwich to the 40th parallel North; it then continues por un arco de círculo máximo until the point of intersection of the 60th meridian East with the Tropic of Cancer, and, finally, follows the 60th meridian East to the South Pole.
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great circle route
Explanation:
the shortest distance between two points on the globe is the great circle route
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Janet Ross Snyder
Canada
Local time: 15:54
Grading comment
Many thanks for all your help!
TB
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4 +5great circle route
Janet Ross Snyder


  

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great circle route


Explanation:
the shortest distance between two points on the globe is the great circle route


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circle
    Reference: http://gc.kls2.com/faq.html
Janet Ross Snyder
Canada
Local time: 15:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks for all your help!
TB

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydia De Jorge: Happy New Year!
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Lydia, and Happy New Year to you, too.
agree  claudia estanislau
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, and Happy New Year.
agree  Taña Dalglish: Esto es que pienso también. Happy New Year! See URL: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1701778 of same date & proposed translation. I believe yours is a better fit and the correct terminology; O/wise, a word or two for "por un" would be needed to pull together!
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Taña, and Happy New Year.
agree  David Hollywood: having seen your rendering I agree and HNY :)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, David, and Happy New Year to you, too.
agree  sugrass
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, sugrass, and Happy New Year.
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