🔍 Key Concepts

• Use of the U.S. Coast Pilot and nautical charts to identify coastal landmarks • Recognizing how prominent headlands and capes are typically described for visual navigation • Differences between bluff, plain, and wetland in coastal topography

💭 Think About

• If you were approaching Long Island from seaward, what kind of landmark description would help you pick out Montauk Point from a long distance? • Which of these choices would make Montauk Point stand out as a major navigation reference rather than blend in with the surrounding shoreline? • Think about what the term "bluff" implies compared to "plain" or "wetland" when reading Coast Pilot descriptions.

✅ Before You Answer

• Check how the Coast Pilot typically describes Montauk Point as a visual reference for mariners • Verify which option best matches a prominent, easily visible feature at the eastern tip of Long Island • Eliminate any options that would likely be low-lying or hard to see from several miles offshore