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When flying from Florida (1) to the Philippine Islands (3) why does the shortest route pass through Alaska (2)?
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Consider the Earth as a sphere - the fact that it is oblate is only of minor significance. The shortest route on the surface of a sphere is an arc of the Great Circle. This is a circle whose centre is at the centre of the sphere and which passes through the start and end points.
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