There are 180 degrees in a triangle if it's drawn on a flat...

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    There are 180 degrees in a triangle if it's drawn on a flat surface. A globe is obviously not flat, therefore

    "And if i draw three imaginary lines linking any three cities on the map of Australia (eg Brisbane - Sydney - Adelaide), obviously the sum of the angles that are formed equals 180 degrees."

    Will not be quite correct. The sum of the angles will be somewhat more than 180 degrees as the globe is not flat.
 
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