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The document discusses the relationship between longitude, time, and latitude, explaining how time changes as one travels east or west from Greenwich. It highlights that the distance between parallels of latitude is constant at 111 km, while the time difference between Indian Standard Time (I.S.T.) and Greenwich Mean Time (G.M.T.) is 5 hours and 30 minutes due to the longitudinal difference. Additionally, it notes that navigators prefer the Great Circle route for its efficiency in reducing travel time and f
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