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In the northern hemisphere you can find north by identifying the north star, Polaris. With appropriate equipment you can measure its apparent altitude over the horizon, thus giving you your longitude.
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∙ 12y agoYou would need some knowledge in that, but it would be easiest to follow the north star(brightest star in the sky). Then if you needed to go south you would go the oposite way of the north star, etc
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