Here are the main points of the compass (mata angin) in Indonesian.
These terms can be attached to the names of places:
Asia Tenggara Amerika Selatan Jakarta Barat Laut Utara
Southeast Asia South America West Jakarta North Sea
To say, “in the north / south / east / west of …” that is, in the northern /southern/ eastern / western part of a region, usually the word kawasan (region) or sometimes bagian (part) are used followed by the term for the point of the compass. Study these examples.
The climate is pretty hot in the north of Australia.
In the eastern region Canada there are several big cities.
There are still extensive forests in the north of Sumatra.
In the southern region of Italy recently the weather has been rather cold.
To say “to the north/south/east/west of…” usually the term di sebelah… is used followed by the term for the point of the compass. Here are a few examples.
Papua New Guinea is situated to the north of Australia and to the east of Indonesia.Kota Canberra terletak kira-kira 300 kilometer di sebelah barat daya Sydney.
The city of Canberra is situated about 300 kilometres to the south west of Sydney.
Selandia Baru terletak di sebelah tenggara Australia.
New Zealand is situated to the south east of Australia.
Di sebelah barat daerah Banten, di antara Jawa dan Sumatera, ada beberapa pulau kecil, di antaranya pulau Krakatau yang terkenal.
To the west of the Banten region, between Java and Sumatra, there are several small islands, among them the famous island of Krakatoa.
