Landmark

This article is about objects used in navigation. For visitor attractions, see Tourist attraction. For other uses, see Landmark (disambiguation).
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[1] 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.

  1. ^ "LANDMARK | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary". dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2 August 2020.