635. What is the major advantage of a rhumb line track?

The rhumb line is the shortest distance between the arrival and departure points.
The vessel can steam on a constant heading (disregarding wind, current, etc.).
It is easily plotted on a gnomonic chart for comparison with a great circle course.
It approximates a great circle on east-west courses in high latitudes.

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