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magnetic north
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magnetic north
the direction in which a compass needle points, at an angle (the declination) from the direction of true (geographic) north


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However, computation of this so-called magnetic declination was never completed.
Lewis and Clark diaries provide directional clue by Ramsayer, K. / Science News
It is also important to remember to account for magnetic declination when following legal boundary descriptions contained in deeds, since the bearings are typically based on true North.
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