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    The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose...
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    A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or...
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    The four cardinal directions, or cardinal points, are the four main compass directions: north, south, east, and west, commonly denoted by their initials...
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    and west) and their intermediate points. It is used on compasses (including magnetic ones), maps (such as compass rose networks), or monuments. It is...
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    of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the...
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    illustration, which shows Midi, or the South, at the top) have the names of the winds by the points of the compass. Tramontane (North wind) Vent droit...
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    one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth...
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    needed] In some languages, points of the compass bear names etymologically derived from words for sunrise and sunset. The English words "orient" and "occident"...
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    straightedge-and-compass construction – also known as ruler-and-compass construction, Euclidean construction, or classical construction – is the construction of lengths...
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    The compass is a magnetometer used for navigation and orientation that shows direction in regards to the geographic cardinal points. The structure of...
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