In which voyage, between two points, is the rhumb line distance NOT approximately the same as the great circle distance?

Correct Answer: Option A — The two points are in high latitudes in the same hemisphere.

According to Bowditch, great circle and rhumb line tracks diverge significantly in high latitudes due to the convergence of meridians. As detailed in navigation standards, voyages spanning high-latitude arcs present the greatest disparity between loxodromic and orthodromic distances, unlike low-latitude or equatorial tracks.