Definition:Cardinal Directions (Terrestrial)

Definition
The $4$ cardinal directions are the directions on (or near) Earth's surface defined as follows:

South

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Also known as
The cardinal directions are also known as the cardinal points.

Beware of this term, as it can be confused with the cardinal points of the celestial sphere.

This misnomer arises from the concept of the point of the needle of a .

Also see

 * Definition:Intercardinal Directions