Evolution of Electronic Navigation
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What was the key contribution of radar to maritime navigation?

  • Improved communication with known radio stations
  • Increased accuracy in determining a ship's longitude and latitude
  • Enhancement of radio signals for triangulating positions
  • Detection of other vessels and obstacles in poor visibility conditions (correct)

    • Which technology allowed ships to determine their positions by triangulating their radio signals with known radio stations?

  • Radar
  • Loran
  • Radio Navigation (correct)
  • Direction Finders

    • What does Loran stand for?

  • Latitude and Longitude Navigation
  • Long Range Navigation (correct)
  • Low-frequency Radio Antenna Navigation
  • Laser Oriented Radar and Navigation

    • During which decade did radar become a game-changer in maritime navigation?

    <p>1930s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the early 20th-century radio beacons and direction finders?

    <p>To allow ships to determine their positions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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