Which Is the Great Circle

A great circle is the largest possible circle that can be drawn around a sphere. … The Equator is another of the Earth’s great circles. If you were to cut into the Earth right on its Equator, you’d have two equal halves: the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Equator is the only east-west line that is a great circle.

What are the 5 great circles?

The five major circles of latitude are, starting from the North Pole and finishing at the South Pole; the Arctic Circle, the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator, the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.

Which is the greatest circle on the earth answer?

• The Equator is the greatest ie the longest circle on earth which is 40075 km in length. Hence Option B is correct.
• Moving northwards or southwards the equator the lengths of latitudinal circles decrease thus tropic of cancer, tropic of Capricorn and antarctic circles are shorter than the equator.