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- cairn: a mound of stones, usually conical or
pyramidal, raised as a landmark or to designate a point of importance in surveying. (IHO
Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 601)
- cemetery: an area of land for burying the dead.
- chimney: a vertical structure containing a
passage or flue for discharging smoke and gases. (Digital Geographic Information Standard
- DIGEST)
- dish aerial: a parabolic aerial for the receipt
and transmission of high frequency radio signals. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition,
1400)
- flagstaff(flagpole): a staff or pole on which
flags are raised. (Digital Geographic Information Standard -DIGEST 1.28)
- flare stack: a tall structure used for
burning-off waste oil or gas. (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition, 1836). Normally showing
a flame and located at refineries (IHO Chart specifications, S-4).
- mast: a straight vertical piece of timber or a
hollow cylinder. (adapted from Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST)
- wind sock: a tapered fabric sleeve mounted so
as to catch and swing with the wind, thus indicating the wind direction. (Navigation
dictionary, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA, 1969)
- monument: a structure erected or maintained as
a memorial to a person or event. (Digital Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST)
- column (pillar): a cylindrical or slightly
tapering body of considerably greater length than diameter erected vertically. (Oxford
English Dictionary)
- memorial plaque: a slab of metal, usually
ornamented, erected as a memorial to a person or event.
- obelisk: a tapering shaft usually of stone or
concrete, square or rectangular in section, with a pyramidal apex. (Adapted from Oxford
English Dictionary)
- statue: a representation of a human, animal or
fantasy figure in marble, bronze, etc.
- cross: a monument, or other structure in form
of a cross. (Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary)
- dome: a landmark comprising a hemispherical or
spheroidal shaped structure (adapted from the Macquarie Dictionary).
- radar scanner: a device used for directing a
radar beam through a search pattern (adapted from Navigation Dictionary, US National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -NOAA, 1969)
- tower: a relatively tall structure which may
be used for observation, support, storage or communication etc. (Digital Geographic
Information Working Group -DGIWG, Oct. 1987)
- windmill: a wind driven system of vanes
attached to a tower like structure (excluding wind-generated power plants). (Digital
Geographic Information Standard - DIGEST)
- windmotor: a modern structure for the use of
windpower. (IHO Chart Specifications, S-4)
- spire/minaret: a tall conical or
pyramid-shaped structure often built on the roof or tower of a building, especially a
church or mosque. (adapted from The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1993)
- large rock or boulder on land: an isolated rocky formation or a single large stone (IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition 4415)
- rock pinnacle: high tower or spire-shaped pillar of rock, alone or cresting a summit (adapted from IHO Dictionary, S-32, 5th Edition 3852)