04-04-2008, 07:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OneOfOne
That's 11 degrees to the East, or to your left when facing south.
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Magnetic north is east of true north. So when facing south magnetic south is to the right of true south. You can buy compasses which allow you to adjust this offset (it's called magnetic declination) in the compass so you just point the compass to south.
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