# points of the compass

> varying quantity (4, 8, 16, 32, rarely more than 32, or special value 24) or directional divisions marked on a compass

**Wikidata**: [Q11114344](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11114344)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Points_of_the_compass)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/points-of-the-compass


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)