Magnetic Declination

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Alternative term: (Magnetic) Variation

Angle subtended between the magnetic and the geographic meridians of a place.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)

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International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities - AISM

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