Paper 159 of 383
Published May 31, 2026
Great-circle relationships provide a geometric method for comparing distant geological systems across Earth's surface. When major structural features, elevation extremes, trench systems, or basin corridors appear to fall along broad planetary arcs, those relationships may warrant systematic evaluation.
This paper evaluates potential great-circle relationships among the Aegean region, Mount Everest, the Mariana Trench, the Dead Sea Basin, the Himalayan Orogen, and selected Pacific structural domains.
Observable constraints include geographic alignment, structural continuity, relief distribution, basin placement, fracture orientation, trench geometry, and deformation persistence.
The analysis does not assume that alignment implies causation. Instead, it asks whether measurable geological features show sufficient spatial organization to justify continued comparative testing.
Within ABC Sequencing, great-circle analysis provides a neutral geometric method for evaluating whether distant geological constraints may belong to broader planetary-scale relationships.
This paper introduces great-circle alignment as a neutral geometric tool for comparing distant geological systems without assigning causation prematurely.