Pacific Great Circle route
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The Pacific Great Circle route is the shortest navigational path across the North Pacific Ocean commonly used by transoceanic flights and shipping between North America and East Asia.
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Target entity: Pacific Great Circle route Context triple: [North to the Orient, mainSubject, Pacific Great Circle route]
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A.
Paris–San Francisco
Paris–San Francisco is a long-haul transatlantic air route linking the capital of France with the major West Coast city in the United States.
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B.
Manila–Acapulco route
The Manila–Acapulco route was the trans-Pacific maritime corridor that linked the Spanish colonies in Asia and the Americas, enabling centuries of global trade and cultural exchange between the Philippines and Mexico.
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C.
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes are major maritime trade corridors linking ports across East and Southeast Asia with destinations in the Caribbean basin for the transport of containerized and bulk cargo.
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D.
Cape Horn sea route
The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
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E.
Northeast Passage
The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pacific Great Circle route Target entity description: The Pacific Great Circle route is the shortest navigational path across the North Pacific Ocean commonly used by transoceanic flights and shipping between North America and East Asia.
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A.
Paris–San Francisco
Paris–San Francisco is a long-haul transatlantic air route linking the capital of France with the major West Coast city in the United States.
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B.
Manila–Acapulco route
The Manila–Acapulco route was the trans-Pacific maritime corridor that linked the Spanish colonies in Asia and the Americas, enabling centuries of global trade and cultural exchange between the Philippines and Mexico.
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C.
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes
Asia–Caribbean shipping routes are major maritime trade corridors linking ports across East and Southeast Asia with destinations in the Caribbean basin for the transport of containerized and bulk cargo.
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D.
Cape Horn sea route
The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
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E.
Northeast Passage
The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air route
ⓘ
great circle route ⓘ shipping route ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
intercontinental shipping lanes
ⓘ
long‑haul flights ⓘ |
| basedOn | great circle navigation ⓘ |
| characteristic | shortest navigational path between North America and East Asia across the North Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| connects |
East Asia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| constrainedBy |
airspace restrictions
ⓘ
ocean traffic separation schemes ⓘ political boundaries ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | rhumb line route ⓘ |
| hasAdvantage |
reduced fuel consumption
ⓘ
reduced travel time ⓘ shorter distance than rhumb line routes ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
exposure to severe North Pacific storms
ⓘ
heavy seas for ships ⓘ potential icing conditions for aircraft ⓘ |
| liesOn | surface of the Earth ⓘ |
| navigatedUsing |
global positioning system
ⓘ
inertial navigation systems ⓘ spherical trigonometry ⓘ |
| oftenPassesNear |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands ⓘ Bering Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Bering Sea region
Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ |
| optimizedBy |
flight management systems
ⓘ
voyage planning software ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
great circle distance
ⓘ
orthodrome ⓘ |
| requires |
careful flight planning
ⓘ
careful marine navigation ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
North Pacific weather systems
ⓘ
jet stream influences ⓘ polar air masses ⓘ |
| traverses |
Northern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
|
| usedBetween |
Canada and East Asia
ⓘ
West Coast of the United States and China ⓘ West Coast of the United States and Japan ⓘ West Coast of the United States and South Korea ⓘ |
| usedBy |
airlines
ⓘ
bulk carriers ⓘ cargo ships ⓘ container ships ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transoceanic flights
ⓘ
transoceanic shipping ⓘ |
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Subject: Pacific Great Circle route Description of subject: The Pacific Great Circle route is the shortest navigational path across the North Pacific Ocean commonly used by transoceanic flights and shipping between North America and East Asia.
Referenced by (8)
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