<P> The four cardinal directions or cardinal points are the directions north, east, south, and west, commonly denoted by their initials, N, E, S, W. East and west are at right angles to north and south, with east being in the clockwise direction of rotation from north and west being directly opposite east . Points between the cardinal directions form the points of the compass . The intermediate (intercardinal or ordinal) directions are northeast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW), and northwest (NW). The intermediate direction of every set of intercardinal and cardinal direction is called a secondary - intercardinal direction, the eight shortest points in the compass rose that is shown to the right--e.g., NNE, ENE, and ESE . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> (hide) This section has multiple issues . Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia . See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions . (July 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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