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Points of the compass with east highlighted
East
is one of the 4 main
directions
on a
compass
(called
cardinal directions
). East is normally to the
right
on most
maps
. For example:
Japan
is east of
China
, which is itself east of
Pakistan
. When “The East” is described: it usually refers to the countries of
Asia
(especially from Pakistan eastwards like China and India). The
sun
and
moon
rise in the east.
