Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Bralgu Insulae

Basic Info

Feature Name Bralgu Insulae
Clean Name Bralgu Insulae
Feature ID 15282
Target Titan
Feature Type Insula, insulae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 76.80 °
Southmost Latitude 75.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 249.50 °
Westmost Longitude 253.30 °
Diameter 55.00 km
Center Latitude 76.20 °
Center Longitude 251.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 19, 2015
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Australia
Origin Baralku; In Yolngu culture (Arnhem Land, Australia), the island of the dead and the place where the Djanggawul, the three creator siblings, originated.
Reference [345] - Encyclopedia of Imaginary and Mythical Places, by Theresa Bane: McFarland, 2014.
Updated Jan 21, 2015 11:18 AM

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