Ninety-eight percent of the continent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. The ice sheet is in constant motion in places, with the ice seeking its lowest level based on gravity, and ultimately, calving off icebergs into the Southern Ocean.
As well, there is no infrastructure anywhere on the continent.
This means no roadways, no landmark buildings, nothing upon which to offer cardinal -- dependent -- directions.
Generally, people find places in Antarctica by GPS coordinates, which don't change.
they are cardinal directions.
They are the four cardinal points. (cardinal directions)
The four cardinal directions are referred to as cardinal because they are the four main origin directions. if you look up the word cardinal in the dictionary one of the definitions is as follows...1. of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
Cardinal directions refer to the four cardinal points; north, west, south and east. On the contrary, ordinal directions are points that are located in between the cardinal points.
Cardinal directions are the four regular directions such as north south east and west. Intermediate are the directions in between the cardinal directions such as NW, SW, NE, SE.
I uderstand the cardinal directions to be North, East, South and West
The cardinal directions are north, east, south, and west. The intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest, which fall between the cardinal directions.
what is a drawing that indicates directions on a map especially cardinal and intermediate directions
The different between cardinal and intermediate directions is cardinal is North , South , East, and west.Intermediate is Northeast,Southeast,Southwest,and Northwest.
Cardinal directions or cardinal points.
They are cardinal directions.
No, North, South, East, and West are the Cardinal Directions.