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True north

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009824

The direction along the Earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole, which is the northern axis of the Earth's rotation. This direction is fixed and serves as the fundamental reference for all navigation and mapping. It differs from magnetic north, which is the direction a compass needle points.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009824
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009824",
  "term": "True north",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The direction along the Earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole, which is the northern axis of the Earth's rotation. This direction is fixed and serves as the fundamental reference for all navigation and mapping. It differs from magnetic north, which is the direction a compass needle points.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/true-north/"
}

Record 9,880 of 10,702 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.