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  2. Compass rose - Wikipedia

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    A 16-point compass rose was IBM's logo for the System/360 product line. A 16-point compass rose is the official logo of the Spanish National University of Distance Education (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia or UNED). [23] A 16-point compass rose is present on the seal and the flag of the Central Intelligence Agency of the federal ...

  3. Points of the compass - Wikipedia

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    32-point compass rose. The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography.A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each separated by 90 degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal) directions—northeast, southeast, southwest, and ...

  4. File:Modern nautical compass rose.svg - Wikipedia

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    A common compass rose as found on a nautical chart showing both true north and magnetic north with magnetic variation. Also notice the correspondence between the 32-point rose (inner circle) and the modern 0–360° graduations.

  5. File:Compass rose simple.svg - Wikipedia

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  6. Flag of NATO - Wikipedia

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    Design A dark blue ( Pantone 280 C) field charged with a white compass rose emblem from which radiate four white lines. The flag of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) consists of a dark blue field charged with a white compass rose emblem, with four white lines radiating from the four cardinal directions .

  7. Compass - Wikipedia

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    A modern military compass, with included sight device for aligning. A compass is a device that shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose, which can pivot to align itself with magnetic north.

  8. History of the compass - Wikipedia

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    Song dynasty figurine of a man holding a compass. The compass is a magnetometer used for navigation and orientation that shows direction in regards to the geographic cardinal points. The structure of a compass consists of the compass rose, which displays the four main directions on it: East (E), South (S), West (W) and North (N). The angle ...

  9. File:Blue compass rose.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: A simple, blue compass rose with a broken circle and four lines. PS: This geometric design is different from (and much simpler than) the compass rose that is shown on the flag of NATO : . Date