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[[Image:Compass Rose English Northeast.svg|thumb|250px|right|A [[compass rose]] with Northeast highlighted]]
'''Northeast''' or '''north east''' is the [[ordinal direction]] halfway between [[north]] and [[east]]. It is the opposite of [[southwest]]. See [[boxing the compass]].
The term "northeast" or "north east" is often used by itself to refer to the northeastern sector of a geographic area, or for entities based in such a region.
In Africa:
*[[North Eastern Province, Kenya]]
*[[North-East District, Botswana]]
In Asia:
*[[North-East India]] or the [[Seven Sister States]]
*[[Dong Bac]], literally Northeast [[Vietnam]]
*[[North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka]]
*[[Northeast China]], or [[Manchuria]]
*[[Northeast Thailand]]
In Europe:
*[[North East (London Assembly constituency)]]
*[[North East England]], one of the official government regions of England.
In North and South America:
* [[Nord-Est Department]], [[Haiti]]
* [[North East, Maryland]]
* [[North East, New York]]
* [[North East, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Northeast, Minneapolis]] (sometimes referred to as Nordeast)
* [[Northeast Region, Brazil]], an official grouping of [[States of Brazil|states]] for economic and statistical purposes
* the [[Atlantic Northeast]] region of North America
* the [[Washington DC (northeast)|Northeast quadrant of Washington, DC]]
* the [[northeastern United States]]
==See also==
* [[Nor'easter]]
* [[North East Island]] (disambiguation)
* [[Northeastern University (disambiguation)]]
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