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An anchor mark within an outlined area.
Also known as: Designated anchorage symbol, Anchorage limit symbol
On a nautical chart an anchorage area is drawn as an outlined area containing an anchor symbol, marking water designated for vessels to anchor in.
Is read together with the seabed quality abbreviations inside it, since a designated anchorage still needs ground an anchor will hold in.
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A dashed or dotted outline enclosing an area, with an anchor drawn inside it.