Table 5.15 -- EDCS Classifications whose label begins with L
| Label | Definition | Related concepts | Code |
| LAGOON | An enclosed expanse of salt or brackish water separated from the open sea by some more or less effective, but not complete, obstacle such as low sand bank, e.g., a barrier reef or atoll. | EC REEF | 435 |
| LAKE | A body of water surrounded by land, e.g., a lake or pond. | EC RESERVOIR | 436 |
| LAKE_CN | An abstract description of the connectivity (centerline or nexus) afforded by a lake or pond among related rivers or streams. | EC LAKE, EC RIVER | 437 |
| LAND | The solid part of a planetary surface, usually including any polar icecaps. | 438 | |
| LAND_EASEMENT | A deeded portion of land granting easement for a specific purpose, such as overhead power lines or garage access, e.g., a right of way. | EC MAN_MADE_CLEARING | 439 |
| LAND_FLOODS_PERIODICALLY | A region of the land surface periodically covered by floodwater, excluding tidal waters. | EC BOG, EC MARSH, EC SWAMP | 440 |
| LAND_PARCEL | A tract of land, usually with some implication for land ownership or land use. | 441 | |
| LAND_REGION | A region of natural scenery on land, defined by its geographical characteristics and known by its proper name. | 442 | |
| LANDFILL | A site used for solid waste disposal in which refuse is buried between layers of dirt so as to fill in or reclaim low-lying ground. | 443 | |
| LANDING_PLACE | A place on shore where landing from the sea is possible. | 444 | |
| LANDING_STAIRS | Steps at the shoreline constructed to connect between land and water on different levels. | 445 | |
| LANDING_ZONE | A place on land or sea where landing by aircraft is possible. | 446 | |
| LANDSLIDE | A mass of earth or rock that has slipped down from a mountain or cliff. | 447 | |
| LATERAL_BUOYAGE_DIRECTION | A point (symbol) placed in a dataset to indicate the direction defining a lateral buoyage system, such as the IALA Lateral System where the orientation is not otherwise discernable from the configuration of the shoreline and waterways due to limited geographic extent or other constraints. | 448 | |
| LAUNCH_PAD | A designated site or structure from which a rocket or missile is launched. | 449 | |
| LEAD_RADIAL | A radial or bearing which provides at least 3 218,7 metres (2 miles) of lead to assist in turning onto the intermediate portion of an instrument approach when the angle of intercept is greater than 90 arc degrees. | 450 | |
| LEADING_LIGHTS_LINE | A set of two or more lights that form a leading line of a course to be followed. | 451 | |
| LEADING_LINE | A track that passes through one or more (usually two) clearly defined objects, along which a vessel can safely travel. | 452 | |
| LEDGE | A narrow, flat surface or shelf, especially one that projects, as from a wall of rock. | 453 | |
| LEGATION_BUILDING | A building housing a diplomatic mission in a foreign country ranking below an embassy. | EC EMBASSY | 454 |
| LIBRARY | A building in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending. | 455 | |
| LIGHT_LINE | A set of lights marking limits, cable alignment, alignments for anchoring, and similar purposes, but not marking direction or course. | 456 | |
| LIGHT_SECTOR | A sector defined by bearings from seaward within which a light shows a specified character or colour, or is obscured. | 457 | |
| LIGHT_SUPPORT_STRUCTURE | A structure serving as a support for lighting. | 458 | |
| LIGHTHOUSE | A distinctive structure exhibiting one or more lights designed to serve as an aid to navigation. | EC NAVIGATION_LIGHT, EE BUILDING_FUNCTION LIGHTHOUSE | 459 |
| LIGHTSHIP | A distinctively marked manned vessel anchored or moored at a defined point to serve as an aid to navigation. | EC LIGHTHOUSE, EC NAVIGATION_LIGHT | 460 |
| LIVESTOCK_PEN | An enclosed space in which livestock are temporarily kept, e.g., a feedlot or stockyard. | 461 | |
| LOCAL_PARK | A tract of land set aside for public use, generally with few or no buildings and located within an urban region, which is maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes. | EC BOTANICAL_GARDEN, EC RECREATIONAL_COMPLEX | 462 |
| LOCAL_PARK_REC_OR_ARBORETUM | A tract of land, generally administered by a city or other local government, used for recreational or ornamental purposes, often dominated by lawn, shrubs, trees, and flowering plants. May be further delineated specifically as EC BOTANICAL_GARDEN, EC LOCAL_PARK, or EC RECREATIONAL_COMPLEX. | EC NATIONAL_PARK, EC REGIONAL_PARK | 463 |
| LOG_BOOM | A line of connected, floating timbers as across a river or enclosing an expanse of water, designed to keep logs ready for the sawmill from floating away. | EC BOOM, EC OIL_BARRIER | 464 |
| LOG_RAMP | An inclined plane used to dump logs into the water for transport, or to haul logs out of the water for processing. | 465 | |
| LOGGING_SITE | A tract of forest or other vegetation that is being exploited for lumber resources. | 466 | |
| LOW_CLOUD_CEILING_REGION | A region in which the cloud ceiling is less than 152,4 metres (500 feet) above ground level. | 467 | |
| LOW_PRESSURE_CENTRE | The location of the centre of an atmospheric low-pressure region. | 468 | |
| LOW_VISIBILITY_REGION | A region of near-surface reduced visibility, over land or water. | 469 | |
| LOW_WATER_LINE | A line delineating the boundary (maximum extent) of an terrain region that covers and uncovers depending on the elevation of that region above the vertical datum and the current elevation of the water surface; also called a drying line. | EC FORESHORE, EC FORESHORE_PRECISE, EC MUD_LINE, EC SAND_LINE | 470 |