🔍 Key Concepts

• Chart legends and symbols used for landmarks on nautical charts • Difference between ordinary place names and conspicuous landmarks (features that are easily seen and used for navigation) • How cartographers use font style/formatting to draw attention to important navigation features

💭 Think About

• Look at how a nautical chart distinguishes a normal geographic name from something a navigator should easily spot visually from sea, like a tower or church spire. • Think about which text style is usually used on charts to make something stand out more than surrounding labels. • Consider what style the chart makers would use so that, even at a quick glance, the landmark name clearly catches your eye.

✅ Before You Answer

• Review an actual paper or raster nautical chart and compare the printing style of conspicuous landmarks (like a light tower) with nearby town names. • Confirm how the Chart No. 1 publication explains the conventions for printing conspicuous landmarks. • Make sure you are focusing on the text style of the legend, not on the symbol of the landmark itself.