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Direction of a fixed point, or the path of a moving object, from a point of observation. Bearings are angles measured in degrees (°) from the north line in a clockwise direction. A bearing must always have three figures. For instance, north is 000°, northeast is 045°, south is 180°, and southwest is 225°.
True north differs slightly from magnetic north (the direction in which a compass needle points), hence northeast may be denoted as 045M or 045T, depending on whether the reference line is magnetic (M) or true (T) north. True north also differs slightly from grid north since it is impossible to show a sphere on a flat map.
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