Feature Codes

All places in the Places API are categorized into one out of 9 feature classes (represented by letters) and further subcategorized into one out of 680 feature codes.

H: Stream, lake, ...
Code Short Description Full Description
AIRS Seaplane landing area A place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off
ANCH Anchorage An area where vessels may anchor
BAY Bay A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
BAYS Bays Coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
BGHT Bight(s) An open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline
BNK Bank(s) An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation
BNKR Stream bank A sloping margin of a stream channel which normally confines the stream to its channel on land
BNKX Section of bank
BOG Bog(s) A wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants
CAPG Icecap A dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet
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