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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    and points towards the city of Mecca and specifically to the Kaaba. While the compass, like any other compass, points north, the direction of prayer...
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    Sunset (category Parts of a day)
    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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    Hungarian language (category Languages of the Czech Republic)
    camp of prisoners of war) Hungarian words for the points of the compass are directly derived from the position of the Sun during the day in the Northern...
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  • Point (redirect from Points)
    sizes Points of the compass, one of the 32 directions on a traditional compass, equal to one eighth of a right angle (11.25 degrees) Point, a unit of measurement...
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    Magnetic north is the direction that the north end of a magnetized compass needle points, which corresponds to the direction of the Earth's magnetic field...
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    the stars represent the four federated states: Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae and Yap, arranged like the points of the compass. The Trust Territory of the Pacific...
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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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  • Classical compass winds, the winds associated with the points of the compass The Anemoi, personifications of winds in Greek mythology The Four Winds...
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  • the four points of the compass. Four is the sacred number of the Zia, an indigenous tribe located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The Chinese, the Koreans...
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    From the band radiate the points of the compass. The compass symbolizes the worldwide spread of the Anglican Faith. Surmounting the shield, at the North...
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    portray four corners of the world or four quarters of the world corresponding approximately to the four points of the compass (or the two solstices and two...
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    societies. The most commonly used variation of this symbol today is made up of an equal-armed cross indicating the cardinal points of the compass and a superimposed...
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    generally decorative, often featuring the traditional cockerel design with letters indicating the points of the compass. Other common motifs include ships...
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    Cittadella (category Municipalities of the Province of Padua)
    circumference with a diameter of around 450 metres (1,480 ft). There are four gates which roughly correspond the points of the compass. The local football club...
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    A compass, also commonly known as a pair of compasses, is a technical drawing instrument that can be used for inscribing circles or arcs. As dividers...
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    the compass was divided into four 'points'. Thus, 32 points of 11.25° each makes a circle of 360°. An object at 022.5° relative would be 'two points off...
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    Trần Văn Lắm (category Vietnamese people of the Vietnam War)
    htm "All Points of the Compass" ABC TV Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20070927092445/http://www.filmakers.com/indivs/AllPointsCompass.htm http://www...
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    Ptolemy's world map (category Historic maps of the world)
    The Ptolemy world map is a map of the world known to Greco-Roman societies in the 2nd century. It is based on the description contained in Ptolemy's book...
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  • Mount Kimbie from the album The Sunset Violent Boxing the compass, the act of naming all thirty-two points of the compass Boxing, the act of packing items...
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    required the king to successfully campaign in all four points of the compass. It thus would not have been possible for a king to claim to be "King of the Universe"...
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    military campaigns in all four points of the compass. The similar title of šar kiššatim ("King of Everything" or "King of the Universe"), also with Akkadian...
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    battlefields. Toposcopes usually show the points of the compass, or at least North. Smaller toposcopes usually consist of a circular plaque, or a plaque with...
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