West
From LIAS Glossary
west (noun,no plural;biogeography term; abbreviation: W) – a cardinal direction; on the mariner's compass 270° clockwise from due north and directly opposite east; following any latitude parallel to the equator in the direction opposite to the earth's axial rotation.
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