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A magnetic compass uses the property of magnets of pointing in the _ - direction .

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Directional property of a magnet: When a bar magnet is freely suspended, it aligns itself in the north-south direction.
A magnetic compass uses the direction-finding property for pointing in the North-South direction.

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