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What was the key contribution of radar to maritime navigation?
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?
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?
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?
During which decade did radar become a game-changer in maritime navigation?
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What was the main purpose of the early 20th-century radio beacons and direction finders?
What was the main purpose of the early 20th-century radio beacons and direction finders?
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