North


 
 
North

: This article concerns north as a direction per se. For other senses see North (disambiguation).

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North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north is used (explicitly or implicitly) to define all other directions; the (visual) top edges of maps usually correspond to the northern edge of the territory represented, unless explicitly stated otherwise or landmarks are considered more useful for that territory than specific directions.

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Cardinal directions: Cardinal directions or cardinal points are the four principal directions or points of the compass in plane....

Map: A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space. Most usually a map is a two-dimensional, geometrically accurate representation of a three-dimensional space. The science and art of map-making is cartography....


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~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
Definitions
Etymology
Magnetic north and declination
Roles of north as prime direction
Roles of east and west as inherently subsidiary directions
See also
 
FR: Nord


 

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Space (1) - Two-dimensional, geometrically accurate representation (1) - Cartography (1) - Plane (1) - Cardinal directions (1) - Map (1) - Compass (1) -
 

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