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<p>The <b>great-circle distance</b>, <b>orthodromic distance</b>, or <b>spherical distance</b> is the <a href="page.php?w=distance">distance</a> between two <a href="page.php?w=point_%28geometry%29">points</a> on a <a href="page.php?w=sphere">sphere</a>, measured along the <a href="page.php?w=great_circle">great-circle</a> arc between them. This arc is the shortest path between the two points on the surface of the sphere. (By comparison, the shortest path passing through the sphere's interior is the <a href="page.php?w=chord_%28geometry%29">chord</a></p><p>
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