Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Enriquillo Lacus

Basic Info

Feature Name Enriquillo Lacus
Clean Name Enriquillo Lacus
Feature ID 16057
Target Titan
Feature Type Lacus, lacūs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 71.87 °
Southmost Latitude 70.92 °
Eastmost Longitude 238.52 °
Westmost Longitude 236.64 °
Diameter 47.00 km
Center Latitude 71.40 °
Center Longitude 237.59 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 13, 2022
Continent North America
Ethnicity Dominican Republic
Origin Lake in the Dominican Republic.
Reference [349] - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS). https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSHome/welcome.html
Updated Apr 14, 2022 8:11 PM

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