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The directions on the magnetic compass. N

NNW NNE
The 4 main points are North, South, East and West (going NW NE
clockwise they are NESW). WNW ENE

Halfway between each of these is North-East, South-East, W E

South-West and North-West. WSW ESE

SW SE
And in between all of those are: SSW SSE

NNE (north-north-east),

S
ENE (east-north-east),

ESE (east-south-east),

SSE (south-south-east),

SSW (south-south-west),

WSW (west-south-west),

WNW (west-north-west),

NNW (north-north-west)

Example: in the morning there was a strong North wind, but later it swung around to
the North-East

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2 steps south

4 steps east

1 step south

N
NNW NNE
NW NE
WNW ENE

W E
WSW ESE

SW SE
SSW SSE
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