The points of the compass in English

Abbreviation	Phrase
N	North
NNE	North North East
NE	North East
ENE	East North East
E	East
ESE	East South East
SE	South East
SSE	South South East
S	South
SSW	South South West
SW	South West
WSW	West South West
W	West
WNW	West North West
NW	North West
NNW	North North West
N	North

We capitalize the points of a compass when we speak about place names or regions. (North Dakota, South Africa, the Far East)

Sample sentences:

1. Dover lies in the south of England.
2. The Shetland islands are north of Scotland.
3. The wind is coming from the north.
4. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
5. Canada lies to the north of the USA.
6. I live in the Northwest.
7. Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1911.

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