Tag:seamark:type=beacon_cardinal
 seamark:type = beacon_cardinal
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Cardinal beacon  
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| Group: marine navigation |
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| Useful combination |
| Status: de facto |
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A cardinal beacon is used in conjunction with the compass to indicate where the mariner may find the best navigable water. It is placed in one of the four quadrants (North, East, South and West), bounded by inter-cardinal bearings from the point marked.
How to map
Shape
Category - Colour - Topmark
| North | seamark:beacon_cardinal:category=north seamark:beacon_cardinal:colour=black;yellow |
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| East | seamark:beacon_cardinal:category=east seamark:beacon_cardinal:colour=black;yellow;black |
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| South | seamark:beacon_cardinal:category=south seamark:beacon_cardinal:colour=yellow;black |
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| West | seamark:beacon_cardinal:category=west seamark:beacon_cardinal:colour=yellow;black;yellow |
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Light
| North | seamark:light:colour=white seamark:light:character=VQ |
| East | seamark:light:colour=white seamark:light:character=VQ |
| South | seamark:light:colour=white seamark:light:character=VQ |
| West | seamark:light:colour=white seamark:light:character=VQ |