map symbol
Marking on atlas
A map symbol is a standardized graphic element representing a feature on a map—a blue line for rivers, a tent icon for campgrounds, crossed pickaxes for a mine.
Map symbols allow complex geographic information to be conveyed at a glance, with their meanings typically explained in the map's legend or key.
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- markerSomething that signals location
- point of interestNotable place worth visiting
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
compass rose · north arrow · key · cartography · terrain · contour · contour line · scale · pin · landmark · waypoint · you are here · road · rest area · boundary · elevation · north · arrow