Pole Beacon

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2-6-040

A vertical spar fixed in the ground or in the sea-bed or a river bed to show as a navigation mark.

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Note: Sometimes called a Spindle or a Single-Pile Beacon in the U.S.A.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)