Compass bearing

Compass bearing

The horizontal angle from North, as indicated by a magnetic compass, east or west to the object being sighted, whichever gives the smaller angle. It differs from magnetic bearing in that the latter is corrected for deviation.

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Industry/Domain: Earth science
Category: Mapping science
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