landmark
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.3|An 18th-century painting of a ship with Table Mountain in the background, used by navigators as the landmark to sail around southern tip of Africa. A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances.
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- Subclass of
- geographical feature
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- facet of
- topography
- different from
- architectural landmark
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thumb|upright=1.3|An 18th-century painting of a ship with Table Mountain in the background, used by navigators as the landmark to sail around southern tip of Africa. A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances.
In modern-day use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or features that have become local or national symbols.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “landmark” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.