1) Arctic geography terminology 1) Northern 
Septentrional, meaning `of the north`, is a word that is rarely used in English but is commonly used in Latin and in the Romance languages. The term is sometimes found on maps mostly made before 1700, Early maps of North America often refer to the northern- or northwestern-most unexplored areas of the continent at `Septentrional` or `America ...
northern; of, like or pertaining to the north
• (a.) Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
archaic or obsolete terms > General: Of north