A compass is a navigational instrument which shows us directions (North, South, East and West) with the help of a small magnetic needle which points north/south.
Compass points
Compass points are directions listed on a magnetic compass.
The four main points on a compass are North, South, East and West.
Halfway between each of these points is North-West, North-East, South-East and South-West.
And in between all these half way points is:
North-North-East NNE
East-North-East ENE
East-South-East ESE
South-South-East SSE
South-South-West SSW
West-South-West WSW
West-North-West WNW
North-North-West NNW
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