Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Walvis Sinus

Basic Info

Feature Name Walvis Sinus
Clean Name Walvis Sinus
Feature ID 15300
Target Titan
Feature Type Sinus, sinūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 60.60 °
Southmost Latitude 55.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 320.30 °
Westmost Longitude 327.90 °
Diameter 253.00 km
Center Latitude 58.20 °
Center Longitude 324.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 19, 2015
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Namibia
Origin Bay in Namibia.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Jan 21, 2015 11:45 AM

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