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What are cardinal points and intermediate directions?

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The four major directionsNorth, South, East and West are called cardinal points. Beside these major directions we have four intermediate directionsNorth-east (NE), South-east (SE), South-west (SW) and North-west (NW). The intermediate directions are very helpful in locating any place more accurately.

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