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Cardinal Points of
the Compass

North
East
South
West

Intercardinal Points
of the Compass

Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
Northwest
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In Marine navigation, compass is made up
of 360 angle divided into four quadrant.
Each quadrant is made up of eight points.
One point is 11.25 degrees in angle

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North
Northwest

Northeast

Southwest

Southeast

West

East

South
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N

NxE
NNE

NE x N

NE

NE x E

ENE
ExN

E
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W
WxS
WSW

SW x W
SW
SW x S

SSW
SxW
S

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Dead Ahead

4 pts Port
Bow

4 pts
Stbd Bow

Port
Beam

Starboard
Beam

Port Qtr

Astern
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Stbd Qtr

Bo
w
tb
d
ts
S
3p

ts
Stb
dB
ow
2p

Dead Ahead

1 pt Stb
d B ow

Points of the Compass

s
pt

bd
t
S

w
o
B
wd
F
ts
3p

ts
2p

St

Fw

bd

a
Be

B
tbd
S
d

w
1 pt F

eam

Beam
d
b
t
dS

Stbd Beam
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Port Beam

ea
Port B
t
f
a
b
1 pt A

Be
Port
t
f
a
Ab
2 Pts

Qtr
Port

Po r
tQ
tr

Po
rt

tr

m
Bea
t
r
t Po
baf
A
ts
Po
rt
Q
tr

3P

am

Astern
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