magnetic variation ( synonym found)

Definition of magnetic variation:

°(military nautical navigation) In navigation, at a given place and time, the horizontal angle between the true north and magnetic north measured east or west according to whether magnetic north lies east or west of true north.
°In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field.

Definition of magnetic variation:

°(military nautical navigation) In navigation, at a given place and time, the horizontal angle between the true north and magnetic north measured east or west according to whether magnetic north lies east or west of true north.
°In cartography, the annual change in direction of the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field.

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