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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Kivu Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Kivu Lacus
Clean Name Kivu Lacus
Feature ID 14504
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 87.50 °
Southmost Latitude 86.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 104.00 °
Westmost Longitude 132.40 °
Diameter 77.50 km
Center Latitude 87.00 °
Center Longitude 121.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 14, 2008
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Rwanda
Origin Lake on the border between Rwanda and The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated Nov 14, 2008 7:27 AM

PDF Maps of Titan

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