Drawing a great circle ====================== .. plot:: :include-source: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import cartopy.crs as ccrs ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.Robinson()) ax.set_global() ax.coastlines() plt.plot([-0.08, 132], [51.53, 43.17], color='red', transform=ccrs.Geodetic()) plt.plot([-0.08, 132], [51.53, 43.17], color='blue', transform=ccrs.PlateCarree()) plt.show()