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Ditch the GPS: How to navigate using a map and compass
Here at The Manual, our number-one backpacking essential for every outdoor adventure is the humble map and compass ... those bearings on the map. The point where the lines you draw on the map ...
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Map symbols, direction and contour lines
A four-point compass can give a rough direction whereas a sixteen-point compass is much more precise. Map symbols show what can be found in an area. Each feature of the landscape has a different ...