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2. Compass rose - Wikipedia

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   An 8-point compass rose is a prominent feature in the logo of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball club. Hong Kong Correctional Services's crest uses a four-pointed compass rose. The compass rose is used as the symbol of the worldwide Anglican Communion of churches. [22] A 16-point compass rose was IBM's logo for the System/360 product line.

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. Portal:Maps/Selected article/9 - Wikipedia

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   It is also the term for the graduated markings found on the traditional magnetic compass. Today the use and idea of a compass rose is found on or featured in almost all navigation systems, including nautical charts, NDB and VOR systems, some GPS sets and similar. The "rose" term arises from the fairly ornate figures used with early compasses.

5. Traverse board - Wikipedia

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   The traverse board is a wooden board with peg-holes and attached pegs. It is divided into two parts, upper and lower. The top part is for recording direction sailed.It has a representation of the compass rose with its 32 compass points, just as on the face of the ship's compass.

6. Cardinal direction - Wikipedia

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   Direction determination refers to the ways in which a cardinal direction or compass point can be determined in navigation and wayfinding.The most direct method is using a compass (magnetic compass or gyrocompass), but indirect methods exist, based on the Sun path (unaided or by using a watch or sundial), the stars, and satellite navigation.

7. Octagram - Wikipedia

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   Compass rose – usage in compasses to represent the cardinal directions for the eight principal winds; Auseklis – usage of regular octagram by Latvians; Guñelve – representation of Venus in Mapuche iconography. Selburose – usage of regular octagram in Norwegian design; Utu – ancient Mesopotamian god symbol and symbol of the Sun god ...

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9. Rhumbline network - Wikipedia

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   To calculate on a portolan chart the course to follow from a point of origin to a point of destination, one should transfer — using a parallel rule — the "line of course" drawn from the point of origin to the point of destination, on top of the windrose line on the compass rose closest to the ship's position, obtaining on it the theoretical course to be followed when sailing towards the ...