Other uses File Compass Rose English North.svg thumb 250px right Compass rose with north highlighted and at top Wiktionary Refimprove date December 2011 North is a noun , adjective , or adverb indicating Direction geometry, geography direction or geography . North is one of the four cardinal directions ... convention , the top side of a map is north. To go north using a compass for navigation , set a Bearing navigation bearing or azimuth of 0 or 360 . North is specifically the direction that, in Western culture , is treated as the fundamental direction North is used explicitly or implicitly to define ... for that territory than specific directions. On any rotating object, north denotes the side appearing ... The word north is etymology related to the Old High German nord , both descending from the Proto Indo ... Boreas boreas north wind, north , in mythology according to Ovid personified as the son of the river ..., in Lezgian language Lezgian kefer can mean both disbelief and north , since north of Muslim Lezgians ... as well as pagan Turkic peoples. In many languages of Mesoamerica , north also means up . Magnetic north and declination magnetic north pole Magnetic north is of interest because it is the direction indicated as north on a properly functioning but uncorrected magnetic compass . The difference between it and true north is called the magnetic declination or simply the declination where the context ... declination for easy correction to true north. Maps may also indicate grid north , which is a navigational ... of north as prime direction The visible rotation of the night sky around the visible celestial pole provides a vivid metaphor of that direction corresponding to up. Thus the choice of the north as corresponding ... July 2011 In Western culture Maps tend to be drawn for viewing with either true north or magnetic north at the top Globe s of the earth have the North Pole at the top, or if the Earth s axis is represented ... north, occasionally with a single arrow oriented to the map s representation of magnetic north ... more details
The North may refer to File Route A1.jpg thumb 200px a geographical section of the world see latitude the wealthy and technologically advanced nations of the world, as contrasted with the nations comprising the South see North South divide the northern part of a particular country or geographical region, or a region of places characteristic of the northern part, including the following in Canada Northern Canada , comprised by the three territories in Italy Northern Italy , the seven regions comprising the most developed portion of the country in the United Kingdom either of the following Northern England , situated roughly between Scotland and the River Trent an alternative term for Alternative names for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland in the United States the Northern United States , as defined by the Census Bureau or the historical division from the Civil War the Nordic countries , via original etymology A band from Stockholm, Sweden. See also Nordicity disambig ... more details
North Adams can refer to several places in the United States North Adams, Massachusetts North Adams, Michigan disambig de North Adams it North Adams nl North Adams pl North Adams pt North Adams vo North Adams ... more details
North Washington may refer to a place in the United States North Washington, Colorado North Washington, Iowa Disambig ca North Washington de North Washington it North Washington nl North Washington pl North Washington vo North Washington ... more details
North Liberty is the name of the following places in the United States of America North Liberty, Indiana North Liberty, Iowa geodis de North Liberty nl North Liberty pl North Liberty pt North Liberty vo North Liberty ... more details
North Hudson is the name of the following places in the United States of America North Hudson, New Jersey North Hudson, New York North Hudson, Wisconsin geodis de North Hudson it North Hudson ... more details
wiktionarypar northNorth is a cardinal direction. North may also refer to Music North album redirects here North band , an Australian boy band North Elvis Costello album North Elvis Costello album North Logh album North Logh album North Something Corporate album North Something Corporate album North , an album by Imminent North , a song by Afro Celt Sound System on the album Volume 3 Further in Time North, a Bj rk b sides b side by Bj rk North, a song by Paul Mounsey on the album NahooToo Literature North poetry collection North poetry collection , by Seamus Heaney Dakota North , a Marvel Comics character North , a 1960 novel by Louis Ferdinand C line North , a 2004 novel by Donna Jo Napoli People See North surname Other uses North film North 1994 film North 2009 film North 2009 film North, South Carolina , United States See also Northern country subdivision disambiguation Northern country subdivision The North disambiguation Far North disambiguation North Region disambiguation North River disambiguation North Sea disambig cs North de North et North es North fr North it North nl North ja pl North pt North ru sl North fi North ... more details
North Hampton is the name of several places in the United States , including North Hampton, New Hampshire North Hampton, Ohio See also Northampton disambiguation . geodis de North Hampton it North Hampton pl North Hampton vo North Hampton ... more details
Michael North is the name of Michael North professor , professor of English at UCLA Ted North , American actor sometimes credited as Michael North Mikey North , English actor Mike North , TV presenter hndis name North, Thomas ... more details
North Bend may refer to Canada North Bend, British Columbia , Canada United States North Bend, Nebraska North Bend, Ohio North Bend, Oregon North Bend, Washington North Bend, Wisconsin , a town North Bend community , Wisconsin , an unincorporated community North Bend Rail Trail , West Virginia, US North Bend State Park , West Virginia, US North Bend Oscar, Louisiana , List of RHPs in LA listed on the NRHP in Louisiana North Bend Weyanoke, Virginia , List of RHPs in VA listed on the NRHP in Virginia See also Bend Airport disambiguation disambig de North Bend fr North Bend it North Bend nl North Bend pl North Bend pt North Bend fi North Bend sv North Bend vo North Bend ... more details
North End can refer to Canada North End, Hamilton, Ontario North End, Halifax , Nova Scotia North End, St. Catharines, Ontario , home to the largest proportion of residents in the city North End, Winnipeg, Manitoba , north of the City Centre North End, Yarmouth , Nova Scotia United Kingdom North End, Bedfordshire North End, Bexley North End, Buckinghamshire North End, Camden North End tube station North End, County Durham North End, Croydon North End, Cumbria North End, Devon North End, Dorset North End, East Riding of Yorkshire North End, Essex North End, Hammersmith and Fulham North End, Hampshire North End, Leicestershire North End, Lincolnshire North End, Norfolk North End, Northumberland Preston North End F.C. North End, Somerset North End, West Sussex North End, Wiltshire United States of America North End, Bridgeport, Connecticut North End, Boston , Massachusetts North End, Detroit, Michigan Neighborhoods of Hartford, Connecticut North End North End, Providence, Rhode Island North End, Secaucus , New Jersey See also North End band Northend disambiguation geodis it North End ... more details
North Middletown is the name of the following places in the United States of America North Middletown, Kentucky North Middletown, New Jersey geodis ca North Middletown es North Middletown nl North Middletown pl North Middletown pt North Middletown vo North Middletown ... more details
North Newton is the name of the following places North Newton, Kansas , United States of America North Newton Township, Pennsylvania , United States of America North Newton, Somerset , England geodis it North Newton ... more details
North Prairie is the name of the following places in the United States of America North Prairie, Wisconsin North Prairie Township, North Dakota geodis de North Prairie ... more details
North Slope can refer to Alaska North Slope North Slope Borough, Alaska North Slope, Tacoma, Washington North Slope, an Inupiaq language dialect disambig ... more details
North Branch may refer to In the United States North Branch, Kansas North Branch, Maryland North Branch, Michigan North Branch, Minnesota North Branch, New Jersey North Branch NJT station , a New Jersey Transit railroad station In Canada North Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador North Branch, Glengarry County, Ontario North Branch, Rainy River District, Ontario See also lookfrom North Branch Branch disambiguation East Branch disambiguation North Branch Township disambiguation North Mersey Branch South Branch disambiguation West Branch disambiguation geodis de North Branch it North Branch nl North Branch pl North Branch pt North Branch vo North Branch ... more details
Cunninghame North can refer to Cunninghame North UK Parliament constituency Cunninghame North Scottish Parliament constituency disambig ... more details
North Wootton may refer to North Wootton, Dorset North Wootton, Norfolk North Wootton, Somerset geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages nl North Wootton pl North Wootton ... more details
David North may refer to David North politician born 1942 , British politician David North Socialist , American Trotskyist David North comics , Marvel Comics character David North screenwriter hndis North, David ... more details
North River may refer to In Canada North River, Newfoundland and Labrador , a town North River Ontario Rivi re du Nord disambiguation In China Bei River , aka North River, in China In the Netherlands Noord River In New Zealand North River, New Zealand In the United States North River Alabama North River St. Marys River , tributary of the St. Marys River in Georgia North River Darien River , connected to the Darien River in Georgia North River Iowa North River Deerfield River , in western Massachusetts North River Massachusetts Bay , in eastern Massachusetts North River Michigan North River Minnesota North River Missouri North River New Hampshire North River, New York , a hamlet on the upper Hudson River North River Hudson River , the historical name for the lower Hudson River between New York and New Jersey North River North Carolina North River Tennessee North River South Fork Shenandoah River , in northern Virginia North River Slate River , in central Virginia North River Mobjack Bay , in tidewater Virginia North River Washington North River Cacapon River , in West Virginia Other North River Steamboat , the first commercially successful paddle driven steamship, built in 1807 See also lookfrom North River geodis de North River Begriffskl rung pl North River pt North River vo North River ... more details
North Sydney may refer to North Sydney Council , a Local government area in Sydney North Sydney, New South Wales , a suburb of Sydney, Australia Division of North Sydney , an electoral division serving the suburb North Sydney Bears , professional rugby league football club of North Sydney North Sydney, Nova Scotia , a community in Canada geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages de North Sydney id North Sydney disambiguasi pl North Sydney pt North Sydney ... more details
North Brookfield is the name of some places in the United States North Brookfield, Massachusetts North Brookfield, New York geodis de North Brookfield ... more details
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