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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The direction from any point on the earth's surface toward the geographic North Pole; the northerly direction along any [[projection]] of the earth's axis upon the earth's surface, for example, along a longitude line.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Except for much of navigational practice (which uses [[magnetic north]]), true north is the universal 0& | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The direction from any point on the earth's surface toward the geographic North Pole; the northerly direction along any [[projection]] of the earth's axis upon the earth's surface, for example, along a longitude line.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Except for much of navigational practice (which uses [[magnetic north]]), true north is the universal 0° (or 360°) mapping reference. True north differs from magnetic north by the [[magnetic declination]] at that geographic point.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 20 February 2012
true north
The direction from any point on the earth's surface toward the geographic North Pole; the northerly direction along any projection of the earth's axis upon the earth's surface, for example, along a longitude line.
Except for much of navigational practice (which uses magnetic north), true north is the universal 0° (or 360°) mapping reference. True north differs from magnetic north by the magnetic declination at that geographic point.
