Orienteering
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orienteering-174-18620355
title:
Orienteering
text:
Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points. Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Group of sports that requires navigational skills
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orienteering
date created:
2001-10-01T07:13:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T00:17:01Z
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13
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