Talk:Cardinal direction

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Contradicts Compass Article[edit]

This article suggests that the earth's magnetic polar field is aligned with its rotation. However, the Compass article states that geographical north ("true north") is aligned to rotation, while magnetic north can vary with geographic location, and that the magnetic poles shift over time.

Essentially it should be made clear in this article that the earth's magnetic field has nothing to do with rotation, and that there are several forms of "north", each in relation to either:

1) The geographical north pole 2) The relative position and movement of the sun and stars in the sky (which we have based (1) on), aka the earth's rotation 3) The earth's magnetism (which is what a magnetic compass uses, and which deviates from 1 and 2)

174.20.161.190 (talk) 18:09, 17 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Better wording for first paragraph[edit]

I'm not even sure about the necessity of defining the directions in this opening paragraph, but assuming a definition is wanted I've made my attempt at a more pleasant/readable/concise 2nd sentence. Jimbowley (talk) 14:19, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Merger proposal[edit]

I propose merging all articles about specific cardinal directions into this article. Even the article about north, arguably the most important cardinal direction, has little content, so the merger probably would not create any article size issues. Sausagea1000 (talk) 05:35, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Geography[edit]

Que and Ans 42.110.144.101 (talk) 03:31, 16 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No biden[edit]

Idk who voted for him 2001:5B0:4BD4:F2F8:5C96:6AB2:5DD0:D48 (talk) 16:34, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]