south

     

South is the one of carinal directions opposite to the north.

Trivia about south

  • On a compass
  • Though it may look strange on a map, to get from lower to upper Egypt, you go in this direction
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew points to two diagrams of the Earth's tilt on the monitor.) Because of the tilt of the Earth's axis both in summer & winter, solar panels in the United States facing this direction receive the most sun
  • 1948 Pulitzer winner for Michener:"Tales of the _____ Pacific"
  • From Hamburg to Stuttgart in Germany
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew points to a spot on the globe.) Appropriately, Australia--located here near the bottom of the globe--gets its name from a Latin word meaning this
  • From Galway to Cork in Ireland
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Kyoto, Japan.) Like the altar of a Zen chapel which inspired it, the Tokonoma, or decorated alcove, faces this direction, thought lucky due to its exposure to sunlight