Geodesic line on the WGS84 ellipsoid

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Latitude (°)

Longitude (°)

Latitude (°)

Longitude (°)

Distance— km

Azimuth at P1—°

Azimuth at P2—°

Exaggerate flattening Great circle (sphere) Chord through Earth Graticule Polar axis Normals along path

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Mark axis intersections

Geodesic on ellipsoid

Surface normals

Great circle on sphere

Equator

WGS84: a = 6 378 137 m, 1/f = 298.257223563 · Vincenty inverse/direct