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When compass deviation is indicated as “East”, it means that…

  • A

    Compass north is to east of magnetic north.

  • B

    True north is located to the east of magnetic north.

  • C

    Magnetic north is located to the east of true north.

  • D

    Compass north is to the west of magnetic north.

Magnetic variation is the angle between the true meridian and the magnetic meridian, or the difference between the true north and the magnetic north, and varies between 180° and zero:

  • If the magnetic variation is “WEST” (-), it means that the magnetic north pole is located to the west of the geographic (true) north pole.
  • If the magnetic variation is “EAST” (+), it means that the magnetic north pole is located to the east of the geographic (true) north pole.

Compass deviation is the difference between the magnetic north and the compass north:

  • If the compass deviation is “WEST” (-), it means that the compass north pole is located to the west of the magnetic north pole.
  • If the compass deviation is “EAST” (+), it means that the compass north pole is located to the east of the magnetic north pole.

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