north

Summary

north is a cardinal direction^[1]. north draws 2,175 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]; Norway^[26], a sovereign state^[27], in Norway^[28], founded in 1905^[29]; Beijing^[30], a city^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32]; Uttar Pradesh^[33], a state of India^[34], in India^[35], founded in 1950^[36]; North Macedonia^[37], a sovereign state^[38], in North Macedonia^[39], founded in 1991^[40]; North Carolina^[41], an U.S. state^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1789^[44]; Uttarakhand^[45], a state of India^[46], in India^[47], founded in 2000^[48]; and North Pole^[49], a geographical pole^[50].

Why It Matters

north draws 2,175 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]; Norway^[26], a sovereign state^[27], in Norway^[28], founded in 1905^[29]; Beijing^[30], a city^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32]; Uttar Pradesh^[33], a state of India^[34], in India^[35], founded in 1950^[36]; North Macedonia^[37], a sovereign state^[38], in North Macedonia^[39], founded in 1991^[40]; and North Carolina^[41], an U.S. state^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1789^[44].