What is Triangulation station?
[[Image:Trigonometrical station.jpg|thumb|right|A trigonometrical station in [[Hong Kong]]]] [[Image:Cabeza Mediana cima.JPG|thumb|A trigonometrical station in the [[Sierra de Guadarrama]], [[Spain]]]] <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[image:Aa_Gummer's_How_with_Trig.jpg‎|thumb|right|float|Trig Point on Gummer's How, in the English [[Lake District]]]] --> A '''triangulation station''' is a fixed [[surveying]] station, used in [[surveying]]. It may also be known as a '''triangulation pillar''', '''trigonometrical station''', '''trigonometrical point''', '''trig station''', '''trig beacon''' or '''trig point''', and sometimes informally as a '''trig''', The names of triangulation stations vary regionally; they are generally known as ''trigonometrical stations'' in [[North America]], ''trig points'' in the [[United Kingdom]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]], and ''trig beacons'' in [[South Africa]]; ''triangulation pillar'' is the more formal term for the concrete columns found in the UK. {{-}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Cartography]] [[Category:Trigonometry]]