Rosa dos Ventos, wind rose or wind compass, Fortaleza de Sagres, Algarve, Cape St. Vincent, Portugal

Pavement on the Tagus riverbank in front of the Padrao dos Descobrimentos, Compass rose and world map, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Compass Rose and entrance gateway at Sagres fort (Fortaleza de Sagres), Ponta de Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Compass rose at the end of the jetty Molo Audace, marks the place where the Audace torpedo docked in the port during World War I, brass compass, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Padrao dos Descobrimentos, Memorial of Discoveries, mosaic decoration showing a world map and a wind rose, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

Wind rose of the Cassen Knigge, pier, SAR boat of the DGzRS German Maritime Rescue, Lifeboat Station Western Harbour, Norddeich district, Norden, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Viewpoint with compass rose, Gulf of Saint Tropez, Gassin, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Viewpoint with compass rose, Gulf of Saint Tropez, Gassin, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Parque Ibirapuera (Ibirapuera Park) in central São Paulo, Brazil

 Ancient illustration of compass rose and names of ocean winds

Antique compass on map