South

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Points of the compass with south highlighted
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Points of the compass with south highlighted

South is one of the 4 main directions on a compass. South is normally down on the bottom of most maps. Australia is south of China, Spain is south of France, and Chile is south of Peru. The South Pole is the farthest south you can go.

The South can refer to the Southern United States.

See also: north, east, west


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