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Boxing the compass

Boxing the compass is the action of naming all thirty-two principal points of the compass in clockwise order.

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mariner's compass
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#Compass pointAbbreviationTraditional Wind PointTrue Heading
1. North N Tramontana 0.00°
2. North by east NbE 11.25°
3. North-northeast NNE 22.50°
4. Northeast by north NEbN 33.75°
5. Northeast NE Greco 45.00°
6. Northeast by east NEbE 56.25°
7. East-northeast ENE 67.50°
8. East by north EbN 78.75°
9. East E Levante 90.00°
10. East by south EbS 101.25°
11. East-southeast ESE 112.50°
12. Southeast by east SEbE 123.75°
13. Southeast SE Siroco 135.00°
14. Southeast by south SEbS 146.25°
15. South-southeast SSE 157.50°
16. South by east SbE 168.75°
17. South S Ostro 180.00°
18. South by west SbW 191.25°
19. South-southwest SSW 202.50°
20. Southwest by south SWbS 213.75°
21. Southwest SW Libeccio 225.00°
22. Southwest by west SWbW 236.25°
23. West-southwest WSW 247.50°
24. West by south WbS 258.75°
25. West W Ponente 270.00°
26. West by north WbN 281.25°
27. West-northwest WNW 292.50°
28. Northwest by west NWbW 303.75°
29. Northwest NW Maestro 315.00°
30. Northwest by north NWbN 326.25°
31. North-northwest NNW 337.50°
32. North by west NbW 348.75°
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