"In those days, everyone played by the rules." Using the small compass on the lifeboat, the survivors sailed west by northwest toward the shipping lanes. After three days, a patrol plane ...

This move by the Pacific Northwest-based MLS is just the latest battle in the ongoing war between NWMLS and Compass.

The directions are at \(90°\) angles on the compass rose ... For example, Northwest is halfway between North and West, which is 45° from both North and West.