northern
Upper map direction
Northern means situated in, toward, or coming from the north.
A northern climate is colder; a northern wind blows from that direction.
The term often describes the upper portion of a region or country: the northern states, the northern coast.
In American contexts, Northern frequently references the Union states during the Civil War era.
Low temperature state
- borealOf northern regions
- subarcticZone south of Arctic
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- coniferousProducing woody cones
taiga · snowfall · freezing · chill · frostbite · glacial · alpine · hibernation
Of extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
ice · aurora borealis · midnight sun · polar bear · arctic fox · snowy owl · walrus · seal
Device showing cardinal directions
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- bearingPosture or orientation
- navigationDetermining position and course
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
latitude · meridian · polar · map · guide · sextant · astrolabe · nautical
Of northern Europe
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
- LaplandArctic northern Europe region
Sweden · Norway · Denmark · Finland · Iceland · Faroe · Sami · Baltic
Russia's eastern expanse
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- NunavutCanadian arctic territory
- Northwest TerritoriesNorthern Canadian administrative region
Highlands · Hokkaido · Manchuria · Patagonia · Manitoba · Saskatchewan · Northumbria · Quebec
Separated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- frontierEdge of settlement
- outpostRemote military station
- secludedSet apart, private
inaccessible · sparse · desolate · uninhabited · pristine · untouched · hinterland · backwoods
cold
Low temperature state
coniferous · taiga · snowfall · freezing · chill · frostbite · glacial · alpine · hibernation · migration
polar
Of extreme latitudes
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
iceberg · ice · aurora borealis · midnight sun · polar bear · arctic fox · snowy owl · walrus · seal · caribou
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- cardinalOf foremost importance
- bearingPosture or orientation
- navigationDetermining position and course
orientation · latitude · meridian · polar · map · guide · sextant · astrolabe · nautical · cartography
Nordic
Of northern Europe
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- fjordsGlacially carved coastal inlets
Lapland · Sweden · Norway · Denmark · Finland · Iceland · Faroe · Sami · Baltic · sagas
Siberia
Russia's eastern expanse
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- NunavutCanadian arctic territory
Northwest Territories · Highlands · Hokkaido · Manchuria · Patagonia · Manitoba · Saskatchewan · Northumbria · Quebec · Ontario
isolated
Separated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- frontierEdge of settlement
- outpostRemote military station
secluded · inaccessible · sparse · desolate · uninhabited · pristine · untouched · hinterland · backwoods · bush
- place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, southern
- place descriptorsregional, local, remote, national, isolated
- spatial adjectivesupper, lower, inner, outer, front
- directionssouth, east, west, left, right
- hemisphereshemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, left hemisphere
- originsbeginning, birth, creation, source, roots
northernsouthern
Toward the sunbelt
austral · meridional · Antarctic · Southern Hemisphere · equatorial
- Northern LightsLuminous polar phenomenon
- northern climateCold high-latitude weather patterns
- Northern VirginiaD.C.'s southern suburbs
- Northern IrelandUK territory sharing island
- northern IsraelCountry's top portion
- Northern HemisphereRegion above the equator
northerly, northern lights, northeastern, northerner, northerners, northernmost, northeasterner, northeasterly, norther