Northwest

Northwest or north west is the ordinal direction halfway between north and west on a compass. It is the opposite of southeast.

Read more about Northwest:  Traditional Wind Point, Geographic Regions

Famous quotes containing the word northwest:

    “I got my first clear view of Ktaadn, on this excursion, from a hill about two miles northwest of Bangor, whither I went for this purpose. After this I was ready to return to Massachusetts.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)