an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas
the direction that goes towards the part of the earth above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction
the direction that goes towards the part of the earth below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction