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English: How to compensate for w:en:magnetic declination when using a compass. In this example, the declination is 14°E (+14°), so the direction indicated by the compass as north is actually 14° East of true North. Thus, if we read 40° (roughly NE) on the compass card, the corrected bearing is 40°+14° = 54°.
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Author Ariel Cornejo

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2010-03-08 05:46 744×1052× (58499 bytes) Arielco {{Information |Description = Compensating a bearing reading for magnetic declination |Source = Own work + parts from http://www.openclipart.org/detail/18126 (public domain) |Date = ~~~~~ |Author = Ariel Cornejo |Permissio

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