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At a given place on the Earth, the angle...

At a given place on the Earth, the angle between the Magnetic meridian and the Geographic meridian is called ......

A

Magnetic latitude

B

angle of Magnetic dip

C

Magnetic longitude

D

angle of Magnetic declination

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