The in between directions are called intermediate directions.
There are four cardinal directions -North -East -South -West The directions between the cardinal directions are called intermediate directions -The direction between North and East is called North-East -The direction between South and East is called South-East -The direction between South and West is called South-West -The direction between North and West is called North-West -RAD
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intermediate points between north, south, east & west is the compass rose
The four intermediate directions are northwest, northeast, southeast and southwest. These are the directions that lie between north, south, east and west.
Intermediate directions are Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, the points halfway between the cardinal directions.
Carinal Directions:EastWestNorthSouthIntermediate Directions:NortheastNorthwestSoutheastSouthwest
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.
northwesteastsouthsouthwestnortheastnorthwestsouthwest(midwest is not a direction!)
Halfway between North and East is northeast. It's the same for the others. They're called intermediate or intercardinal directions.
They are compass directions.
The cardinal directions are North, South, East, and West. Intermediate directions are those that are in between the cardinal directions. Examples include Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast.