This lack of maritime surveillance and disaster preparedness is not unique to the great circle route, but the nasty local conditions are. 對海運監督的缺失和對海難準備工作的不足,對大圓航線來說並不少見,糟糕的當地情況亦是如此。
The archipelago is a hazardous traffic median in the great circle route, the shortest path between ports on either side of the North Pacific. 多島海域是大圓航線上極具危險的運輸中樞,也是連接北太平洋各端港口的最短通道。