The South-West direction is known as_____.

The correct answer is an intermediate direction.

Key Points

• The South-West direction is known as an intermediate direction.
• The intermediate directions are Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), Southwest (SW), and Northwest (NW).
• The Intermediate direction is also known as the Ordinal direction or Intercardinal direction.

Additional Information

• Latitude
  • It varies from 0° of the equator to 90° North and South at the poles.
  • 1° latitude is equal to approximately 111 km. 
• Longitude
  • It varies from 0° at Greenwich to 180° ​East and west.
  • 1° longitude = 4 minutes
• A cardinal point
  • Cardinal directions are the four main points of a compass.
  • The cardinal points are North, South, East and West.