Northeast

Northeast is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. It is the opposite of southwest. See boxing the compass.

Related Topics:
Ordinal direction - North - East - Southwest - Boxing the compass

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The term "northeast" is often used by itself to refer to the northeastern sector of a geographic area, or for entities based in such a region. Some examples include:

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• the northeastern United States
• the Northeast quadrant of Washington, DC
• the Northeast Division of the National Hockey League
• Northeast China, or Manchuria
• the Northeast Region of Brazil
 
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