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Quick Answer. A map direction symbol is called a compass rose, and a simple compass rose symbol may only depict the four cardinal directions of north, east, west and south. A compass rose has been used on charts, atlases and maps by navigators since the 14th century. A more detailed compass rose can show many other directions.
The four cardinal points on a compass, which split the circumference of the compass into four equal parts, are (going clockwise) N orth, E ast, S outh and W est. Since there are 360Âº in the circumference, the cardinal points are separated by 360Âº/4 or 90Âº.A compass rose is shown on the right.rue north is the direction from a point to the north pole of the Earth's rotation axis. It may be determined by observations of the stars, especially (in the Northern hemisphere) Polaris, Î± Ursae Minoris. A magnetic compass points along the Earth's magnetic field. This direction is called magnetic north.