Can I use a Global Area in a Single Page (Concrete5 5.7)?

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I have a single page which I would like to render with the global navigation elements used throughout the site. However when I try to define and display my nav block within the application/single_pages/mypage/view.php file

$nav = new GlobalArea('Navigation');
$nav->display($c);


it renders an empty editable area, not the global contents set elsewhere.

Is it possible to use a global area in a single page?