don`t trust the sun

Of course it is possible to orienteer on almost any map, but it is much more enjoyable to use maps made specifically for orienteering. Most of the characteristics of orienteering maps are related to those found on hiking and general use maps produced by the government. However, one feature of…
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orienteering maps is specific our sport: These are parallel lines drawn running from magnetic south to magnetic north, and are spaced 500 meters apart on the map. Luckily north lines on orienteering maps aren drawn pointing to true north. The angle between magnetic north and true north (the declination) varies widely in different parts of the world, and because orienteers use compasses to orient themselves (to magnetic north, not true north), it has become the standard to provide a series of reference lines on the map so that it is easy to use an orienteering compass to take a bearing.…

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