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恆向線(英語:rhumb line),別稱方位線蘭姆線羅盤方位線等角線恆定方向線[1]等方位線[2]墨卡托航線[3]等,指的是地球上與任意經線交角相等的一條弧線,沿着該線行進時真北總位於相同的方位[3]航海時,大圓航線是地球上理論中兩點間最短的路線,但這也意味着航行過程中要不斷調整行進方向,水手為了方便起見會採用恆向線近似之。[4]

一條恆向線,繞向北極點

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