<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">compass points</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>east</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>north</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>northeast</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>northwest</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>south</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>southeast</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>southwest</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>west</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>positional attributes</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cardinal directions</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cardinal points</topic></variant> <note 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.  ]]></note></mads>