Definition:North (Terrestrial)

Definition

North is the direction on (or near) Earth's surface along the meridian directly towards the North Pole.

Also see

• Definition:Cardinal Directions:

• Definition:South

• Definition:East
• Definition:West

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cardinal points: 1.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cardinal points: 1.