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href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A6ranf%C3%A6%C3%BEm" title="Færanfæþm – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Færanfæþm" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A9" title="بوصلة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بوصلة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruixula" title="Bruixula – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Bruixula" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%BAxula" title="Brúxula – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Brúxula" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%86" title="قوطب‌گؤسترن – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="قوطب‌گؤسترن" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8" title="কম্পাস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কম্পাস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE" title="कुतुबनुमा – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="कुतुबनुमा" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadoz-vor" title="Nadoz-vor – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Nadoz-vor" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Луужин – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Луужин" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%BAixola" title="Brúixola – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Brúixola" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cwmpawd" title="Cwmpawd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Cwmpawd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompass" title="Kompass – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kompass" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompass" title="Kompass – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kompass" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%85%CE%BE%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1" title="Πυξίδα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πυξίδα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass" title="Compass – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Compass" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%BAjula" title="Brújula – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Brújula" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompaso" title="Kompaso – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kompaso" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iparrorratz" title="Iparrorratz – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Iparrorratz" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7" title="قطب‌نما – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="قطب‌نما" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumpass" title="Kumpass – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Kumpass" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boussole" title="Boussole – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Boussole" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comp%C3%A1s" title="Compás – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Compás" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combaist" title="Combaist – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Combaist" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comp%C3%A1s_(navegaci%C3%B3n)" title="Compás (navegación) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Compás (navegación)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gan mw-list-item"><a href="https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%85%E7%9B%A4" title="羅盤 – Gan" lang="gan" hreflang="gan" data-title="羅盤" data-language-autonym="贛語" data-language-local-name="Gan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>贛語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B9%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AF%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%A4%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0" title="હોકાયંત્ર – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="હોકાયંત્ર" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%82%98%EC%B9%A8%EB%B0%98" title="나침반 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="나침반" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamfas" title="Kamfas – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Kamfas" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%B8%D5%B2%D5%B4%D5%B6%D5%A1%D6%81%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B5%D6%81" title="Կողմնացույց – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կողմնացույց" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%95" title="दिक्सूचक – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="दिक्सूचक" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busolo" title="Busolo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Busolo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussola" title="Bussola – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Bussola" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ttaviti" title="Áttaviti – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Áttaviti" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussola" title="Bussola – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bussola" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%A4%D7%9F" title="מצפן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מצפן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandom" title="Pandom – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Pandom" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF" title="ದಿಕ್ಸೂಚಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ದಿಕ್ಸೂಚಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraluman" title="Paraluman – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Paraluman" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="კომპასი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კომპასი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dira" title="Dira – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Dira" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busula" title="Busula – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Busula" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konpa_(navigasyon)" title="Konpa (navigasyon) – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Konpa (navigasyon)" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%82%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%A1%E0%BA%97%E0%BA%B4%E0%BA%94" title="ເຂັມທິດ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ເຂັມທິດ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyxis_nautica" title="Pyxis nautica – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Pyxis nautica" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompass" title="Kompass – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kompass" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompasas" title="Kompasas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kompasas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/makfartci" title="makfartci – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="makfartci" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ir%C3%A1nyt%C5%B1" title="Iránytű – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Iránytű" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tondroavaratra" title="Tondroavaratra – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Tondroavaratra" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82" title="വടക്കുനോക്കിയന്ത്രം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="വടക്കുനോക്കിയന്ത്രം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="होकायंत्र – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="होकायंत्र" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B2%CC%A4-bu%C3%A0ng" title="Lò̤-buàng – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Lò̤-buàng" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BAssola" title="Bússola – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Bússola" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Луужин – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Луужин" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9E%E1%80%B6%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AD%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%BE%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA" title="သံလိုက်အိမ်မြှောင် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="သံလိုက်အိမ်မြှောင်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8" title="कम्पास – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="कम्पास" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B9%E4%BD%8D%E7%A3%81%E9%87%9D" title="方位磁針 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="方位磁針" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompaas" title="Kompaas – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Kompaas" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompass" title="Kompass – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kompass" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompass" title="Kompass – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kompass" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nrm mw-list-item"><a href="https://nrm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compas" title="Compas – Norman" lang="nrf" hreflang="nrf" data-title="Compas" data-language-autonym="Nouormand" data-language-local-name="Norman" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nouormand</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss%C3%B2la" title="Bossòla – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Bossòla" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%AE%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B8" title="କମ୍ପାସ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="କମ୍ପାସ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koompaasii" title="Koompaasii – Oromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Koompaasii" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Oromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%9A%E0%A8%95" title="ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਸੂਚਕ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਸੂਚਕ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A8_%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7" title="قطب نما – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="قطب نما" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compas" title="Compas – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Compas" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A8_%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7" title="قطب نما – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="قطب نما" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%8F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%B7%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%90%E1%9E%99" title="ត្រីវិស័យ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ត្រីវិស័យ" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas_magnetyczny" title="Kompas magnetyczny – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kompas magnetyczny" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BAssola" title="Bússola – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bússola" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busol%C4%83" title="Busolă – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Busolă" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suyu_rikuchiq" title="Suyu rikuchiq – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Suyu rikuchiq" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busulla" title="Busulla – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Busulla" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80" title="මාලිමාව – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="මාලිමාව" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A8_%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7" title="قطب نما – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="قطب نما" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%95%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7" title="قیبلەنما – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="قیبلەنما" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompas" title="Kompas – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Kompas" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompassi" title="Kompassi – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Kompassi" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kompass" title="Kompass – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Kompass" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguhon_(panturo)" title="Aguhon (panturo) – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Aguhon (panturo)" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF" title="திசைகாட்டி – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="திசைகாட்டி" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Компас – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Компас" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%82%E0%B0%9A%E0%B0%BF" title="దిక్సూచి – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="దిక్సూచి" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" 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<div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9671799">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the navigational tool. For the drawing tool, see <a href="/wiki/Compass_(drafting)" title="Compass (drafting)">Compass (drafting)</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Liquid_filled_compass.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Liquid_filled_compass.jpg/220px-Liquid_filled_compass.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Liquid_filled_compass.jpg/330px-Liquid_filled_compass.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Liquid_filled_compass.jpg/440px-Liquid_filled_compass.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1320" data-file-height="1467" /></a><figcaption>Liquid filled compass</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cyrkiel_RB1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Cyrkiel_RB1.jpg/220px-Cyrkiel_RB1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="453" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Cyrkiel_RB1.jpg/330px-Cyrkiel_RB1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Cyrkiel_RB1.jpg/440px-Cyrkiel_RB1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2105" data-file-height="4335" /></a><figcaption>A drawing compass </figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>compass</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Navigation" title="Navigation">navigational</a> <a href="/wiki/Tool" title="Tool">tool</a> that uses <a href="/wiki/Magnetism" title="Magnetism">magnetism</a>. It has an arrow which points in the <a href="/wiki/Direction" title="Direction">direction</a> of the <a href="/wiki/North_Magnetic_Pole" title="North Magnetic Pole">North Magnetic Pole</a>. or other places where there are few <a href="/wiki/Landmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Landmark">landmarks</a>. </p><p>The first compass was invented by <a href="/wiki/Ancient_China" title="Ancient China">ancient Chinese</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Han_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Han Dynasty">Han Dynasty</a>. It was a large <a href="/wiki/Spoon" title="Spoon">spoon</a>-like <a href="/wiki/Magnetism" title="Magnetism">magnetic</a> object made of <a href="/wiki/Magnetite" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnetite">magnetite</a> <a href="/wiki/Ore" title="Ore">ore</a> set upon a square bronze plate.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Directions">Directions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Compass&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Directions" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Compass&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Directions"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CompassRose16_W.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/CompassRose16_W.png/220px-CompassRose16_W.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/CompassRose16_W.png/330px-CompassRose16_W.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/CompassRose16_W.png/440px-CompassRose16_W.png 2x" data-file-width="529" data-file-height="527" /></a><figcaption>A compass rose, showing the usually directions labelled.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>Compass point </th> <th>Abbr. </th> <th>Traditional wind point </th> <th>Lowest </th> <th>Middle </th> <th>Highest </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North" title="North">North</a></b> </td> <td align="center">N </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tramontane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tramontane (not yet started)">Tramontana</a> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.00° </td> <td align="right">5.62° </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>North by east </td> <td align="center">NbE </td> <td align="center">Qto Tramontana verso Greco </td> <td align="right">5.63° </td> <td align="right">11.25° </td> <td align="right">16.87° </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>North-northeast </td> <td align="center">NNE </td> <td align="center">Greco-Tramontana </td> <td align="right">16.88° </td> <td align="right">22.50° </td> <td align="right">28.12° </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>Northeast by north </td> <td align="center">NEbN </td> <td align="center">Qto Greco verso Tramontana </td> <td align="right">28.13° </td> <td align="right">33.75° </td> <td align="right">39.37° </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Northeast" title="Northeast">Northeast</a></b> </td> <td align="center">NE </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gregale&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gregale (not yet started)">Greco</a> </td> <td align="right">39.38° </td> <td align="right">45.00° </td> <td align="right">50.62° </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>Northeast by east </td> <td align="center">NEbE </td> <td align="center">Qto Greco verso Levante </td> <td align="right">50.63° </td> <td align="right">56.25° </td> <td align="right">61.87° </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>East-northeast </td> <td align="center">ENE </td> <td align="center">Greco-Levante </td> <td align="right">61.88° </td> <td align="right">67.50° </td> <td align="right">73.12° </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>East by north </td> <td align="center">EbN </td> <td align="center">Qto Levante verso Greco </td> <td align="right">73.13° </td> <td align="right">78.75° </td> <td align="right">84.37° </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/East" title="East">East</a></b> </td> <td align="center">E </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Levant_(wind)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Levant (wind) (not yet started)">Levante</a> </td> <td align="right">84.38° </td> <td align="right">90.00° </td> <td align="right">95.62° </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>East by south </td> <td align="center">EbS </td> <td align="center">Qto Levante verso Scirocco </td> <td align="right">95.63° </td> <td align="right">101.25° </td> <td align="right">106.87° </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>East-southeast </td> <td align="center">ESE </td> <td align="center">Levante-Scirocco </td> <td align="right">106.88° </td> <td align="right">112.50° </td> <td align="right">118.12° </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>Southeast by east </td> <td align="center">SEbE </td> <td align="center">Qto Scirocco verso Levante </td> <td align="right">118.13° </td> <td align="right">123.75° </td> <td align="right">129.37° </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Southeast" 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<td><b><a href="/wiki/South" title="South">South</a></b> </td> <td align="center">S </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ostro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ostro (not yet started)">Ostro</a> </td> <td align="right">174.38° </td> <td align="right">180.00° </td> <td align="right">185.62° </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>South by west </td> <td align="center">SbW </td> <td align="center">Qto Ostro verso Libeccio </td> <td align="right">185.63° </td> <td align="right">191.25° </td> <td align="right">196.87° </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>South-southwest </td> <td align="center">SSW </td> <td align="center">Ostro-Libeccio </td> <td align="right">196.88° </td> <td align="right">202.50° </td> <td align="right">208.12° </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>Southwest by south </td> <td align="center">SWbS </td> <td align="center">Qto Libeccio verso Ostro </td> <td align="right">208.13° </td> <td align="right">213.75° </td> <td align="right">219.37° </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southwest_(direction)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southwest (direction) (not yet started)">Southwest</a></b> </td> <td align="center">SW </td> <td align="center"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Libeccio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Libeccio (not yet started)">Libeccio</a> </td> <td align="right">219.38° </td> <td align="right">225.00° </td> <td align="right">230.62° </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>Southwest by west </td> <td align="center">SWbW </td> <td align="center">Qto Libeccio verso Ponente </td> <td align="right">230.63° </td> <td align="right">236.25° </td> <td align="right">241.87° </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>West-southwest </td> <td align="center">WSW </td> <td align="center">Ponente-Libeccio </td> <td align="right">241.88° </td> <td align="right">247.50° </td> <td align="right">253.12° </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>West by south </td> <td align="center">WbS </td> <td align="center">Qto Ponente 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