If you mean the difference between a compass and a compass rose: The compass is the complete instrument. The compass rose is the degree wheel printed under the needle.
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where did the name "compass rose" come from?
I refer to the compass rose on the map to find my direction.
The Compass Rose has 273 pages.
There are a few different types of compass roses, including the Mariner's rose, the Sidereal rose, and the Classical rose. Variations exist with the common compass rose in that it depends on how many points or degrees one desires in said compass rose.
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SSW stands for south-southwest, which is a direction located halfway between south and southwest. This direction corresponds to approximately 202.5 degrees on the compass rose.
The North and South points on a compass rose are the longest.
The Compass Rose was created in 1982-07.
The four cardinal directions on a compass rose are:NorthEastSouthWestThere are four intermediate directions, one between each pair of cardinal directions. They are:NortheastSoutheastSouthwestNorthwest