羅盤方位
羅盤方位,或叫三十二方位,是現代羅盤上使用的方位系統。這三十二個方位的名稱雖然來自英語,但已經在國際上廣為使用。在一般性地或口頭地導航時,使用羅盤方位可以省去計算或背誦方位角的麻煩,因而顯得便利。英語中的俗語box the compass,本意即是指把這三十二個方位的名稱按順時針順序依次說出,後來引申指「徹底變革」之意。值得注意的是,地質學界常用的十六方位縮寫和相應的羅盤方位名編寫並不完全一致。[來源請求]
著名電影導演阿爾弗雷德·希區柯克1959年的電影《北西北》(North by Northwest)的英文片名很像羅盤方位名,但在三十二個羅盤方位中,並沒有這個英文名字。
羅盤方位表
編輯# | 羅盤方位全稱 | 縮寫 | 中文名 | 又名 | 傳統風向 | 方位角 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North | N | 北 | 特拉蒙他那風 | 0.00° | |
2 | North by east | NbE | 北微東 | 11.25° | ||
3 | North-northeast | NNE | 東北偏北 | 北北東 | 22.50° | |
4 | Northeast by north | NEbN | 東北微北 | 33.75° | ||
5 | Northeast | NE | 東北 | 北東 | 格雷科風或布拉風 | 45.00° |
6 | Northeast by east | NEbE | 東北微東 | 56.25° | ||
7 | East-northeast | ENE | 東北偏東 | 東北東 | 67.50° | |
8 | East by north | EbN | 東微北 | 78.75° | ||
9 | East | E | 東 | 黎凡特風 | 90.00° | |
10 | East by south | EbS | 東微南 | 101.25° | ||
11 | East-southeast | ESE | 東南偏東 | 東南東 | 112.50° | |
12 | Southeast by east | SEbE | 東南微東 | 123.75° | ||
13 | Southeast | SE | 東南 | 南東 | 西洛可風 | 135.00° |
14 | Southeast by south | SEbS | 東南微南 | 146.25° | ||
15 | South-southeast | SSE | 東南偏南 | 南南東 | 157.50° | |
16 | South by east | SbE | 南微東 | 168.75° | ||
17 | South | S | 南 | 奧斯特羅風 | 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 | 利貝喬風 | 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 | 波南特風或澤費羅斯風 | 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 | 密斯特拉風 | 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° |
參見
編輯外部連結
編輯- Wind Rose – discusses the origins of the names for compass directions.