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Bearings are measured East or West of North, up to 180 degrees.
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An important part of understanding topographic maps is to understand how direction is shown and measured on a map. Directions are shown as bearings or azimuths. A bearing measures the degrees of an angle, east or west, from north or south from zero to a maximum of 180 degrees. Azimuths are similar to bearings, but degrees are counted clockwise for 360 degrees, beginning and ending at north.
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