File:Modern nautical compass rose.svg

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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.

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Description A modern nautical compass rose. The outer circle (true rose) is aligned with true north; the inner circle (magnetic rose) with magnetic north. Inside the magnetic rose there is also an older 32-point graduation.
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Source Redrawn in Inkscape; based on a public domain file created by NOAA.
Author Mysid

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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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current08:02, 19 July 2010Thumbnail for version as of 08:02, 19 July 20101,103 × 1,163 (103 KB)Mysid (talk | contribs)Dejavu Sans Condensed
13:15, 15 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:15, 15 August 20071,103 × 1,163 (96 KB)Mysid (talk | contribs)buggy text to path
13:11, 15 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:11, 15 August 20071,103 × 1,163 (74 KB)Mysid (talk | contribs)==Summary== {{Information |Description=A modern nautical w:compass rose. The outer circle (true rose) is aligned with true north; the inner circle (magnetic rose) with magnetic north. Inside the magnetic rose there is also an older 32-point graduatio

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