By Western convention, the bottom side of a map is south. To go south using a compass for navigation, set a bearing or azimuth of 180°. True south is the direction towards the southern end of the axis about which the earth rotates, called the South Pole. The South Pole is located in Antarctica. Magnetic south is the direction towards the south magnetic pole, some distance away from the south geographic pole. The South, Commonly refers to the Southern United States and mainly refers… (More on South)