Cardinal direction
Cardinal direction
The four ordinal directions or intercardinal directions are northeast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW), and northwest (NW). The corresponding azimuths are 45°, 135°, 225°, and 315°.
Cardinal direction
The intermediate direction of every pair of neighboring cardinal and intercardinal directions is called a secondary intercardinal direction. These eight shortest points in the compass rose shown to the right are:
Cardinal direction
• West-northwest (WNW) • North-northwest (NNW) • North-northeast (NNE) • East-northeast (ENE) • East-southeast (ESE) • South-southeast (SSE) • South-southwest (SSW) • West-southwest (WSW)
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