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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
315	Apep Cavus	Apep Cavus	Triton	20.00	301.50	20.00	20.00	301.50	301.50	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Africa	Egypt	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	Egyptian dragon of darkness.		Oct 01, 2006
729	Bheki Cavus	Bheki Cavus	Triton	16.00	308.00	16.00	16.00	308.00	308.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	India	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	Frog symbolizing the sun on the horizon (India).		Oct 01, 2006
1387	Dagon Cavus	Dagon Cavus	Triton	29.00	345.00	29.00	29.00	345.00	345.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Babylon	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	Babylonian fertility god represented as a fish.		Oct 01, 2006
2420	Hekt Cavus	Hekt Cavus	Triton	26.00	342.00	26.00	26.00	342.00	342.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Africa	Egypt	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	Egyptian frog goddess.		Oct 01, 2006
2524	Hirugo Cavus	Hirugo Cavus	Triton	14.50	345.00	14.50	14.50	345.00	345.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	Japanese deity born in shape of a jellyfish.		May 15, 2010
2952	Kasyapa Cavus	Kasyapa Cavus	Triton	7.50	358.00	7.50	7.50	358.00	358.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	India	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	The god Prajapati as a tortoise (India).		Oct 01, 2006
3144	Kulilu Cavus	Kulilu Cavus	Triton	41.00	4.00	41.00	41.00	4.00	4.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Babylon	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	Babylonian destructive fish-man spirit.		Oct 01, 2006
3588	Mah Cavus	Mah Cavus	Triton	38.00	6.00	38.00	38.00	6.00	6.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Asia	Persian	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	Fish that holds up the universe (Persian).		Oct 01, 2006
3629	Mangwe Cavus	Mangwe Cavus	Triton	-7.00	343.00	-7.00	-7.00	343.00	343.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Africa	Zambia	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[270]	Ila (Zambia) "the flooder."	None	May 02, 2012
6196	Ukupanio Cavus	Ukupanio Cavus	Triton	35.00	23.00	35.00	35.00	23.00	23.00	Planetographic, +East, 0 - 360	Oceania	Hawaii	Cavus, cavi	CB	-	Approved	1991	[83]	Hawaiian shark god.		Oct 01, 2006

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