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south South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

ern', often in reference to the Southern Hemisphere. Austral may also refer to:

Businesses

Austral Líneas Aéreas Cielos del Sur S.A., operating as Austral Líneas Aéreas, more commonly known by its shortened name Austral, was a domestic airline of Argentina, the sister company of Aerolíneas Argentinas. It was the second-largest domestic scheduled airline ...

, an Argentine airline * Air Austral, an airline based in Réunion *

Austral (bus manufacturer) Austral was an Australian bus manufacturer in Geebung, Brisbane. History Austral was originally formed as Athol Hedges. It was later renamed Domino Hedges, then Domino before becoming Austral in 1982 when purchased by the Australian Manufactu ...

, a defunct Australian bus body manufacturer

Education

* Austral University, a private university in Argentina *

Universidad Austral de Chile Austral University of Chile ( es, Universidad Austral de Chile or UACh) is a Chilean research university based primarily in Valdivia, Chile, Valdivia, with a satellite campus in Puerto Montt. Founded on September 7, 1954, it is one of the eight or ...

, a Chilean traditional university

Entertainment venues

Austral Picture Palace Kilkenny is an inner north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. It is named after Kilkenny ( Cill Chainnigh), Ireland. History Before the colonisation of South Australia in 1836, the land n ...

, Kilkenny, South Australia *

Austral Picture Theatre The Austral Picture Theatre was a theatre and cinema built in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. It opened in 1921 as a theatre and later became a roller skate rink. It is currently used as a carpet store, with plans to partially demolish the bui ...

, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia * Austral Theatre, Naracoorte, South Australia *

The Austral ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

, a pub in Rundle Street, Adelaide, South Australia

Events

Austral Wheel Race The Austral Wheel Race is the oldest track bicycle race in the world still existing, stretching back to 1887. It is owned and run by AusCycling Victoria. The Austral race is Australia’s greatest track cycling event. It is held in Melbourne, ...

, the world's oldest track bicycle race, held in Victoria, Australia *

Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships The Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships (known colloquially as "Australs") is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in the Australasian region. It is one of the world's largest debating tournaments, second only i ...

, a collegiate debating tournament also known as the "Australs"

Places

* Austral, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia *

Austral Islands The Austral Islands (french: Îles Australes, officially ''Archipel des Australes;'' ty, Tuha'a Pae) are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of the French Republic in the South Pacific. Geographically, ...

, the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia *

Zona Austral The Zona Austral (''Southernmost Zone'') is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950 corresponding to the Chilean portion of Patagonia. It is surrounded by the Zona Sur and the Chacao Channel to the ...

, the southernmost region of Chile

Transport

;Motor vehicles * Austral (automobile), a French car manufactured in 1907 * Renault Austral, a compact crossover SUV motor vehicle ;Ships *'' Austral (1881)'', a passenger ship that sank in 1882 near Sydney, Australia *'' L'Austral'', a cruise ship built in 2010

Other uses

* Austral language, the language of the Austral Islands * Argentine austral, a former currency of Argentina * Austral plan, an economic plan in Argentina