Talk:South

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Removed "It is the azimuth of the sun at its highest point during the day. " -- yes, but only in the northern hemisphere ... which is just a circular definition (Fallacies of definition). I'm tempted to redirect all 4 N, S, E, W to cardinal point so we can iron out such circularity. -- Tarquin 13:33 Aug 28, 2002 (PDT)

All right, added a non-circular definition. Actually, if you want to get persnickety about it, the sun is always to the south at noon only to an observer north of the Tropic of Cancer. - user:Montrealais — Preceding undated comment added 13:42, 28 August 2002 (UTC)

At the end of the day, it's all arbitrary. The Earth rotates about an axis. One end is called "north", the other "south". -- Tarquin — Preceding undated comment added 13:46, 28 August 2002 (UTC)

Well, only to the extent that all names are arbitrary, since the north is the left-hand side of an observer facing east, and the south is the left-hand side, and east has a definite meaning (the direction the sun rises in). It's not like left and right, the terms are defined in relation to something else. - user:Montrealais — Preceding undated comment added 14:37, 28 August 2002 (UTC)

And isn't the Earth's magnetic south actually in the north?—Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.177.168.75 (talk)

Yes, if your definitions are correct. The Earth's south magnetic pole is the pole that attracts the "south" pole of a bar magnet, and conversely the Earth's north magnetic pole is the pole that attracts the "north" pole of a bar magnet. Since opposite magnetic fields attract, this means that the south magnetic pole is a "north" pole in terms of magnetic field, and vice versa for the north pole.--Srleffler 22:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Why does it say the south is to your right if you are facing east? if it says that can't we just put in all directions? thats not a very informative statement. I'm removing it (Be bold), put it back in if you really deem it necissary. 71.29.121.75 02:53, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

South vs south

Which is more correct — Preceding unsigned comment added by AFA (talk • contribs) 12:51, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

The direction should be lowercased, while any region or set of regions referred to south as a proper name should be capitalized. It depends entirely on the usage. Skreyola (talk) 23:16, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

"Southern South" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Southern South has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 February 27 § Northern North until a consensus is reached. Abesca (talk) 03:57, 27 February 2026 (UTC)