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7. Finding your location
You can sight two or more objects and use
triangulation to accurately determine where you are.
1. Find a visible object that is identifiable on your
map and follow steps 1-3 of the ‘Sight a bearing’
procedure.
2. On the map, place the long edge of the compass on
the object (1).
3. Turn the compass until the orienting lines and
meridian lines are parallel and draw a line from the
object.
4. Choose a second object and repeat steps 1-3.
The intersection of the two lines indicates your
position, and the closer the angle between the
intersecting lines is to 90°, the greater the accuracy.
N
S
E
W
2
1
20
40
60
8
0
1
00
1
20
1
40
16
0
180
200
22
0
2
40
2
60
2
80
3
00
32
0
34
0
20
40
60
8
0
1
00
1
20
1
40
16
0
180
200
22
0
2
40
2
60
2
80
3
00
32
0
34
0
1
2
N
S
E
W
B
2
1
20
4
0
6
0
80
100
1
20
14
0
1
60
18
0
2
00
2
20
24
0
2
60
280 300
320
3
40
20
40
60
8
0
1
00
1
20
1
40
16
0
180
200
22
0
2
40
2
60
2
80
3
00
32
0
34
0
1
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