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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Agloolik

Basic Info

Feature Name	Agloolik
Clean Name	Agloolik
Feature ID	86
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-47.00 °
Southmost Latitude	-48.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	81.20 °
Westmost Longitude	83.40 °
Diameter	61.60 km
Center Latitude	-47.70 °
Center Longitude	82.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((278.8 -47.000000000034575, 276.6 -47.000000000034575, 276.6 -48.39999999996466, 278.8 -48.39999999996466, 278.8 -47.000000000034575)))
Northmost Latitude	-47.00 °
Southmost Latitude	-48.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	81.20 °
Westmost Longitude	83.40 °
Diameter	61.60 km
Center Latitude	-47.70 °
Center Longitude	82.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((277.57541837400004 -46.879086351999945, 277.37025139 -46.89684694399995, 277.17326991000004 -46.945535382999935, 276.992043822 -47.02328059599995, 276.833537539 -47.12709488199994, 276.703842375 -47.25298871499996, 276.60794243600003 -47.396124063999935, 276.549523108 -47.55100031999996, 276.53082941 -47.71166567299997, 276.57842043700003 -47.95000955699993, 276.71254690300003 -48.166964245999964, 276.92165792800006 -48.34384574799998, 277.18774501100006 -48.46542114499994, 277.48789291400004 -48.52122044599997, 277.79625309500005 -48.50643825399993, 278.08626978800004 -48.42234759899998, 278.33296694600006 -48.27619031599994, 278.515099177 -48.08055336599995, 278.61698137700006 -47.85228487799998, 278.62983951700005 -47.61104317799993, 278.55256626400006 -47.37760383699998, 278.391816338 -47.17207049799998, 278.161433416 -47.01214355299993, 277.88125791900006 -46.911595801999965, 277.57541837400004 -46.879086351999945)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Continent	North America
Ethnicity	Eskimo
Origin	Eskimo spirit of the seal caves.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Dec 04, 2025 8:56 PM

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