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Great-circle bearing · the initial heading of the shortest route — interactive Cartography & GIS demo

θ = atan2( sinΔλ·cosφ₂ , cosφ₁·sinφ₂ − sinφ₁·cosφ₂·cosΔλ ) — degrees clockwise from north

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