Glossary L

Lagoon
A shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast.

Laminated bow
A bow made of several layers of different material glued together, usually two layers of fibreglass and a hardwood core.

Landforms
Physical objects (lines, points, areas) that differ from the surrounding objects.

Landlocked
Shut in completely, or almost completely, by land

Lake
A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides.

Larva
The second, or "worm" phase of an insect's life cycle. Sub surface stage of development of an aquatic insect.

Latitude
The angular distance north or south from the equator to a particular location. The equator has a latitude of zero degrees. The North Pole has a latitude of 90 degrees North; the South Pole has a latitude of 90 degrees South.

Lean-to
A three-sided shelter with an over-hanging roof and one open side.

Loch
A body of water such as a lake, sea inlet, firth, fjord, estuary or bay.

Longbow
An archery bow with no cams and when strung, the string only touches at the ends of the limbs.

Longitude
The angular distance east or west from the north-south line that passes through Greenwich, England, to a particular location. Greenwich, England has a longitude of zero degrees. The farther east or west of Greenwich you are, the greater your longitude. Midway Islands (in the Pacific Ocean) have a longitude of 180 degrees (they are on the opposite side of the globe from Greenwich).

Lowland
An area of low and usually level land.