Declination
Declination
Glossary of cartographic terms
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Definition of declination
In astronomy, the angular distance of a celestial body above (north, plus) or below (south, minus) the celestial Equator. Magnetic declination is the angular difference between magnetic north and true (geographic) north at the point of observation it is not constant but varies with time because of the "wandering" of the magnetic north pole.
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