In the case of the North Atlantic, John Cabot noted in 1497, that at Cape Race the needle lay two points west of north.
Kwindawo yase mntla Atlantic, uJohn Cabot waqabephela ukuba ngonyoka wekhulu lewaka elinamakhulu amane anamashumi asithoba anesixhenxe, kwiphondo elinobuhlanga inalithi zazihleli kwindawo zokwalatha zasentshona-mntla.