Bearings are measured in degrees, like a circle. North is both 0 and 360 degrees, east is 90 degrees, south 180 and west 270.

Four Points of the Compass — how north, south, east and west defined the world on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save Chris Allnutt. Published September 27 2024.

A compass is a navigational instrument that identifies the cardinal points—North, East, South, and West, ... The north-seeking arrow should stay pointing to magnetic north as the compass moves.

Jerry Brotton hails from northern England, and in “Four Points of the Compass,” he notes that the caricatures associated with southern cultures such as Italy’s are reversed in his native country, ...

So, even if you’re standing in the Southern Hemisphere, your compass needle will always point north. ... where compass-holders can move in more directions than north, south, east, and west. ...