Nuku Hiva is a common landfall for yachts coming from the Americas.
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An advantage of charts is that when near an unfamiliar coast it’s easier to match up the picture on the radar to the chart, it’s the same bird’s-eye view. Back in the day, without radar, the drawings in the sailing directions would be more useful in many cases.
The List of Lights pubs are arranged geographically so lights could be identified by it’s characteristics even if the navigator was unsure of the ship’s position.