cardinal direction
one of directions of north, east, south, and west
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Summary
cardinal direction is a tetrad[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of tetrad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,621 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: geographic direction[3]
- Has use: navigation[4]
- Commons category: Cardinal direction[5]
- Opposite of: intercardinal direction[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cardinal directions[7]
- Main Wikidata property: P654[8]
- Different from: points of the compass[9], supplementary intercardinal direction[10], intercardinal direction[11]
- Studied by: geography[12]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q25681577[13]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]
- P14884: 0045090[15]
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Influence
Things named for cardinal direction include digambara[16], founded in -0500[17] and Five Tathagatas[18], a Tathāgata[19].
Why It Matters
cardinal direction has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for it include digambara[16], founded in -0500[17] and Five Tathagatas[18], a Tathāgata[19].