cardinal point
North or south
A cardinal point is one of the four principal directions on a compass: north, south, east, and west.
These serve as the fundamental reference points for navigation and orientation, with all other directions (northeast, southwest, etc.) defined in relation to them.
The trail heads toward the cardinal point of due north.
- EFifth alphabetic character
- SNineteenth alphabet character
- NFourteenth English letter
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- map legendSymbol explanation box
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