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loksodromi

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ID 698877 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain geomorphology
rhumb line preferred
  • logaritmiline spiraal maakera pinnal, mis lõikub kõikide meridiaanidega ühe ja sama nurga all ning suundub lõpmatult pooluse poole. Püsival kursil sõitev laev liigub mööda l-i. Kursil 0 kraadi ja 180 kraadi langeb l. kokku meridiaaniga, kursil 90 kraadi ja 270 kraadi paralleeliga.
  • a line on the Earth's surface which intersects all meridians at the same angle
rhumb line preferred
Usage examples
  • The waters of the north-western Mediterranean Sea bounded by a line commencing on the mainland coast at the eastern end of the frontier between France and Spain running eastward along a rhumb line to 8æ°00 prime ...
loxodrome

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