The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Line of No Variation

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Two lines on the earth's surface extending from the magnetic north to the magnetic south pole; all places on which the magnetic and true meridians coincide. (See chart.)

Chart of the world showing lines of equal magnetic variation, 1890
Chart of the world showing lines of equal magnetic variation, 1890
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