South

South is one of the 4 cardinal directions on a compass. South is normally down on the bottom of most maps. For example: Angola is to the south of Nigeria, which is itself to the south of Morocco . The South Pole is the farthest south you can go.

This article is about the direction. For the area of the United States referred to as "the South", see Southern United States.
Points of the compass with south highlighted
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