Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Saldanha Sinus

Basic Info

Feature Name Saldanha Sinus
Clean Name Saldanha Sinus
Feature ID 15947
Target Titan
Feature Type Sinus, sinūs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 82.55 °
Southmost Latitude 82.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 321.00 °
Westmost Longitude 324.00 °
Diameter 18.00 km
Center Latitude 82.42 °
Center Longitude 322.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 14, 2020
Continent Africa
Ethnicity South Africa
Origin Bay in South Africa.
Reference [590] - A Universal Gazetteer; or, Geographical Dictionary of the World, by George Landmann: London, 1840.
Updated Jan 07, 2021 4:43 PM

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