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.
Feature Codes
| H: Stream, lake, ... | ||
| Code | Short Description | Full Description |
|---|---|---|
| INLTQ | Former inlet | An inlet which has been filled in, or blocked by deposits |
| LBED | Lake bed(s) | A dried up or drained area of a former lake |
| LGN | Lagoon | A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature |
| LGNS | Lagoons | Shallow coastal waterbodies, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature |
| LGNX | Section of lagoon | |
| LK | Lake | A large inland body of standing water |
| LKC | Crater lake | A lake in a crater or caldera |
| LKI | Intermittent lake | |
| LKN | Salt lake | An inland body of salt water with no outlet |
| LKNI | Intermittent salt lake | |