Southeast

Southeast

Southeast or south east is the ordinal direction halfway between south and east. It is the opposite of northwest.

Southeast or South East can refer to:
*American South, a geographic region in the United States that contains the largest population of any region in the country
*Dong Nam Bo, literally Southeast Vietnam
*South East England, a geographical area
*Southeast Township in Indiana
*Southeast, New York, a town
*South East Queensland, a region of Queensland, Australia
*Southeast Region, Brazil, an official grouping of states for economic and statistical purposes
*Southeast Asia, a region of on the southeast of Asia continent. Southeast Asia comprises Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Laos, & Brunei.
*Southeast Sulawesi, a province in Indonesia.
*South-East (administrative division), an administrative division of the Russian SFSR in 1920–1924
*South East (Fujian) Motor Co., Ltd., commonly known as Soueast

Southeastern or South Eastern can refer to:
*Connex South Eastern, a former train operator in south-east England
*Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina
*South Eastern Railway (India), an Indian railway zone
*South Eastern Railway (UK), a former railway serving south-east England
*South Eastern Trains, a former train operator in south-east England
*Southeastern (train operating company), the current train operator for south-east England
*Southeastern, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated place
*Southeastern United States
*Southeastern University, a university in Washington, D.C.


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