Marina Board Exam: In which voyage, between two points, is the rhumbline distance NOT approximately the same as the great circle distance?

Marina Board Exam

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

A. The two points are in high latitudes in the same hemisphere 
B. The two points are in low latitudes in the same hemisphere 
C. The two points is near the equator, but in different hemisphere 
D. One point is near the equator, one point is in a high latitude and both are near the 180th meridian 



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