north

Summary

north is a cardinal direction^[1]. north draws 3,879 Wikipedia views per month (cardinal_direction category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• north's instance of is recorded as cardinal direction^[3].
• north's instance of is recorded as points of the compass^[4].
• bear is named after north^[5].
• north's Commons category is recorded as North^[6].
• north is the opposite of south^[7].
• north is the opposite of west^[8].
• north is the opposite of east^[9].
• north's topic's main category is recorded as Category:North^[10].
• north's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[11].
• north's different from is recorded as North^[12].
• north's different from is recorded as Nord^[13].
• north's different from is recorded as Norte^[14].
• north's different from is recorded as Norden^[15].
• north's different from is recorded as 北^[16].
• north's different from is recorded as Bakur^[17].
• north's different from is recorded as Noord^[18].
• north's different from is recorded as Norr^[19].
• north's position angle is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0'}^[20].
• north's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q26722656^[21].
• north's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[22].
• north's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from north^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cardinal direction^[3] and points of the compass^[4]. Recorded opposite of include south^[7], west^[8], and east^[9].

Origins

bear is named after north^[5].

Influence

Things named for north include North America^[24], a continent^[25]; Beijing^[26], a city^[27], in People's Republic of China^[28]; North Carolina^[29], an U.S. state^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1789^[32]; Uttarakhand^[33], a state of India^[34], in India^[35], founded in 2000^[36]; North Pole^[37], a geographical pole^[38]; Kitakyūshū-shi^[39], a city designated by government ordinance^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1963^[42], headquartered in Kitakyushu City Hall^[43]; Gare de Paris-Nord^[44], a dead-end railway station^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1864^[47]; and Northern District^[48], a districts of Israel^[49], in Israel^[50].

Why It Matters

north draws 3,879 Wikipedia views per month (cardinal_direction category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] north has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] north is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for north include North America^[24], a continent^[25]; Beijing^[26], a city^[27], in People's Republic of China^[28]; North Carolina^[29], an U.S. state^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1789^[32]; Uttarakhand^[33], a state of India^[34], in India^[35], founded in 2000^[36]; North Pole^[37], a geographical pole^[38]; and Kitakyūshū-shi^[39], a city designated by government ordinance^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1963^[42], headquartered in Kitakyushu City Hall^[43].