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GREAT_CIRCLE_DISTANCE

Returns the great-circle distance in meters between two points on a sphere. The points are specified by longitude and latitude in degrees.

Syntax​

GREAT_CIRCLE_DISTANCE(<lon1>, <lat1>, <lon2>, <lat2>)

Arguments​

ArgumentsDescription
<lon1>Longitude of the first point in degrees.
<lat1>Latitude of the first point in degrees.
<lon2>Longitude of the second point in degrees.
<lat2>Latitude of the second point in degrees.

Return Type​

Float32.

Examples​

SELECT GREAT_CIRCLE_DISTANCE(55.755831, 37.617673, -55.755831, -37.617673) AS distance;

╭────────────╮
│ distance │
├────────────┤
│ 14128353.0 │
╰────────────╯
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