SUUNTO MB-6
A Feature-Packed compass in a Handy Matchbox Style Case.

SUUNTO MATCH BOX COMPASS
The Suunto MB-6 is a combination of a hand bearing and base plate compass in a highly resistant Noryl´ s matchbox style case and is ideal for marine use. Though small and compact, the MB-6 boasts a host of invaluable features.

Product Features
• Two Zone System
• matchbox style
• highly resistant case
• jewel bearing
• adjustable declination correction scale
• luminous needle
• clinometer

Two Geographical Balancing Zones
The vertical intensity and direction of the earth' s magnetic field, the inclination, influences the horizontal plane of a compass needle according to the latitude where it is used. Due to inclination, compasses must be balanced for different geographical zones in order to keep the needle in a horizontal position.

Previously, the globe was divided into five different balance zones in which specific compasses functioned. However, as people travel more and more, the need for a compass with a greater geographical range has increased. Thanks to Suunto' s ' Two Zone System' there are only two balance zones to consider in compass use - the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. In practice, this means that a Suunto compass designed for the northern hemisphere will still work for a fair distance into the southern hemisphere, and vice-versa.

Suunto also makes globally balanced compasses, which can be used accurately all over the world.