<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">compass points</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31301236</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:20:56</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cardinal directions</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">cardinal points</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to directions as referenced on a compass, which is an instrument for measuring a horizontal reference direction relative to magnetic north. The four basic points are at the top, bottom, right and left sides of a compass, corresponding to north, south, east and west. Points between the four basic points are described by combining terms, for example, northeast, southeast, etc.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>