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2.
The angular difference between Magnetic North Pole and True North Pole is
called magnetic declination. Its magnitude (in units of degrees and minutes)
and direction (East or West) are dependent on the location of device.
3.
For users who intend to perform accurate navigations, device must be
adjusted to compensate magnetic declination. Please refer to following section
Compass Calibration for more details.
Magnetic Declination:
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Most topographic maps display
Magnetic North Pole or information
about magnetic declination. Please
refer to chart below for information
about magnetic declination at major
cities.
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Please refer to below websites for
those cities not included in the
chart:
http://www.geolab.nrcan.gc.ca/geo
mag/mirp_e.shtml
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/geo
mag/declination.shtml
