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- Thumb_compass abstract "A thumb compass is a type of compass commonly used in orienteering, a sport in which map reading and terrain association are paramount. In cases of homogenous terrain with few distinct features, a bearing between 2 known points on the map may be used. Consequently, most thumb compasses have minimal or no degree markings at all, and are normally used only to take bearings directly from a map, and to orient a map to magnetic north. Thumb compasses are also often transparent so that an orienteer can hold a map in the hand with the compass and see the map through the compass.Thumb compasses attach to one's thumb using a small elastic band. The first commercially successful orienteering thumb compass was the Norcompass, introduced by Suunto in 1983."The Gear Junkie," a syndicated newspaper columnist in the United States, has an in-depth review of thumb compasses.Placing an even greater emphasis on speed over accuracy, the wrist compass lacks even a baseplate, consisting solely of a needle capsule strapped to the carpometacarpal joint at the base of the thumb; the thumb serves the function of a baseplate when taking and sighting bearings. It is often used for city and park race orienteering.".
- Thumb_compass thumbnail Compasses_orienteering.jpg?width=300.
- Thumb_compass wikiPageExternalLink www.compassmuseum.com.
- Thumb_compass wikiPageID "4448919".
- Thumb_compass wikiPageRevisionID "599372145".
- Thumb_compass hasPhotoCollection Thumb_compass.
- Thumb_compass subject Category:Orienteering.
- Thumb_compass subject Category:Sports_equipment.
- Thumb_compass comment "A thumb compass is a type of compass commonly used in orienteering, a sport in which map reading and terrain association are paramount. In cases of homogenous terrain with few distinct features, a bearing between 2 known points on the map may be used. Consequently, most thumb compasses have minimal or no degree markings at all, and are normally used only to take bearings directly from a map, and to orient a map to magnetic north.".
- Thumb_compass label "Thumb compass".
- Thumb_compass sameAs m.0c30_4.
- Thumb_compass sameAs Q7798808.
- Thumb_compass sameAs Q7798808.
- Thumb_compass wasDerivedFrom Thumb_compass?oldid=599372145.
- Thumb_compass depiction Compasses_orienteering.jpg.
- Thumb_compass isPrimaryTopicOf Thumb_compass.