Every map has symbols that describe things. In the corner of a map, there is a list that explains what each symbol means.
What is the name of that list? (What title should I put above this list)?
asked Nov 14, 2016 at 8:12
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Did you look at other maps to see what label they give?– MitchCommented Nov 14, 2016 at 12:59
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1The answer to this question distinguishes between a legend and a key: english.stackexchange.com/questions/11878/legend-or-key/…– jejorda2Commented Nov 14, 2016 at 13:01
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A legend is the area of a map where the symbols used on that map are explained. The complete symbol sets that are used systematically throughout many maps or map sets are called symbologies.
See preface to US Chart 1 here. I am unable to convert pdf snippet at the moment.
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/ChartNo1.pdf
symbology
3 : a system of symbols
M-W symbology: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symbology
answered Nov 14, 2016 at 17:26
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The list of symbols etc can also be called the 'key', for most of my life I thought that 'key' was the only name for it. 'Legend' seems to be more recent in the UK, is it originally American.– BoldBenCommented Nov 14, 2016 at 20:11
The list is called legend.Please look up the word in Merriam-Webster online dictionary "a list that explains the symbols on a map".
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2Please quote your corroboration. Please don't expect people to go and look it up for themselves: your answer should be complete in itself.– Andrew Leach ♦Commented Nov 14, 2016 at 9:27
The table is called a 'legend' . Moreover it features a special diagram adjacent to it, with a rectangle containing an upright black filled triangle.