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==See also== * [[Classical compass winds]] β an early source of cardinal directions * [[Synesthesia|Cultural synesthesia]] * [[Elevation]] β the mapping information ignored by the cardinal point system * [[Geocaching]] β an international hobby * [[Geographic information system|Geographic Information System (GIS)]] * [[Latitude]] and [[Longitude]] * [[List of cartographers]] β famous map makers through history * [[List of international common standards]] * [[Magnetic deviation]] β explanation of the slight misalignment of a compass with the Earth's north and south poles * [[Orienteering]] β an international hobby/sport that depends on knowledge of cardinal directions and how to locate them * [[Points of the compass]] * [[Polar coordinate system]] * [[Uses of trigonometry]]
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