For serious compass users or people who intend to perform accurate navigation, the compass must be adjusted to include the magnetic declination. This watch includes a compensation setting for Magnetic Declination. See the “Calibrating the Compass” section on p.10.

Magnetic Declination Information

Most topographic maps show a magnetic north pole and/or the magnetic declination information. See the “Magnetic Declination at Major Cities” section on p.15-19.

For those cities whose names are not included in the list, enter the cities latitude and longitude into one of the below magnetic declination calculator websites:

-http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/geomag/index_e.php

-http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag

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Wenger Nomad instruction manual Magnetic Declination Information