Symbol categories: Landforms | Rock and boulders | Water and march | Vegetation | Man-made features | Technical symbols | Course planning symbols
Technical symbols are symbols that exist on any type of topographic map and not just on orienteering maps.
To train and learn this category of symbols: Game: Map symbols – Technical symbols
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| Code | Symbol | Name | Description | Control Descrip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 |  | MAGNETIC NORTH LINE | Lines placed on the map pointing to magnetic north, parallel to the sides of the paper. | |
| 602 |  | REGISTRATION MARK | Used for printing courses on already printed maps. | |
| 603 |  | SPOT HEIGHT | Used for the rough assessment of height differences. |