罗盘方位
罗盘方位，或叫三十二方位，是现代罗盘上使用的方位系统。这三十二个方位的名称虽然来自英语，但已经在国际上广为使用。在一般性地或口头地导航时，使用罗盘方位可以省去计算或背诵方位角的麻烦，因而显得便利。英语中的俗语box the compass，本意即是指把这三十二个方位的名称按顺时针顺序依次说出，后来引申指“彻底变革”之意。值得注意的是，地质学界常用的十六方位缩写和相应的罗盘方位名编写并不完全一致。[來源請求]
著名电影导演阿尔弗雷德·希区柯克1959年的电影《北西北》(North by Northwest)的英文片名很像罗盘方位名，但在三十二个罗盘方位中，并没有这个英文名字。
罗盘方位表
| # | 罗盘方位全称 | 缩写 | 中文名 | 又名 | 传统风向 | 方位角 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North | N | 北 | 特拉蒙他那风 | 0.00° | |
| 2 | North by east | NbE | 北微东 | 11.25° | ||
| 3 | North-northeast | NNE | 东北偏北 | 北北东 | 22.50° | |
| 4 | Northeast by north | NEbN | 东北微北 | 33.75° | ||
| 5 | Northeast | NE | 东北 | 北东 | 格雷科风或布拉风 | 45.00° |
| 6 | Northeast by east | NEbE | 东北微东 | 56.25° | ||
| 7 | East-northeast | ENE | 东北偏东 | 东北东 | 67.50° | |
| 8 | East by north | EbN | 东微北 | 78.75° | ||
| 9 | East | E | 东 | 黎凡特风 | 90.00° | |
| 10 | East by south | EbS | 东微南 | 101.25° | ||
| 11 | East-southeast | ESE | 东南偏东 | 东南东 | 112.50° | |
| 12 | Southeast by east | SEbE | 东南微东 | 123.75° | ||
| 13 | Southeast | SE | 东南 | 南东 | 西洛可风 | 135.00° |
| 14 | Southeast by south | SEbS | 东南微南 | 146.25° | ||
| 15 | South-southeast | SSE | 东南偏南 | 南南东 | 157.50° | |
| 16 | South by east | SbE | 南微东 | 168.75° | ||
| 17 | South | S | 南 | 奥斯特罗风 | 180.00° | |
| 18 | South by west | SbW | 南微西 | 191.25° | ||
| 19 | South-southwest | SSW | 西南偏南 | 南南西 | 202.50° | |
| 20 | Southwest by south | SWbS | 西南微南 | 213.75° | ||
| 21 | Southwest | SW | 西南 | 南西 | 利贝乔风 | 225.00° |
| 22 | Southwest by west | SWbW | 西南微西 | 236.25° | ||
| 23 | West-southwest | WSW | 西南偏西 | 西南西 | 247.50° | |
| 24 | West by south | WbS | 西微南 | 258.75° | ||
| 25 | West | W | 西 | 波南特风或泽费罗斯风 | 270.00° | |
| 26 | West by north | WbN | 西微北 | 281.25° | ||
| 27 | West-northwest | WNW | 西北偏西 | 西北西 | 292.50° | |
| 28 | Northwest by west | NWbW | 西北微西 | 303.75° | ||
| 29 | Northwest | NW | 西北 | 北西 | 密斯特拉风 | 315.00° |
| 30 | Northwest by north | NWbN | 西北微北 | 326.25° | ||
| 31 | North-northwest | NNW | 西北偏北 | 北北西 | 337.50° | |
| 32 | North by west | NbW | 北微西 | 348.75° |
参见
外部链接
- Wind Rose – discusses the origins of the names for compass directions.