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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	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
15278	Bermoothes Insula	Bermoothes Insula	Titan	124.00	67.10	317.10	67.80	66.00	314.30	318.90	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Great Britain	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[83]	An enchanted island in Shakespeare’s Tempest.	None	Jan 20, 2015
15275	Bimini Insula	Bimini Insula	Titan	39.00	73.30	305.40	73.70	72.90	304.70	306.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	Commonwealth of the Bahamas	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[341]	Boicua; Island in Arawak (Bahamas) legend said to contain the fountain of youth.	None	Jan 19, 2015
15282	Bralgu Insulae	Bralgu Insulae	Titan	55.00	76.20	251.50	76.80	75.70	249.50	253.30	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Oceania	Australia	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[345]	Baralku; In Yolngu culture (Arnhem Land, Australia), the island of the dead and the place where the Djanggawul, the three creator siblings, originated.	None	Jan 21, 2015
15281	Buyan Insula	Buyan Insula	Titan	48.00	77.30	245.10	77.80	76.80	243.30	247.70	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Russia	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[344]	A rocky island in Russian folk tales located on the south shore of the Baltic Sea.	None	Jan 21, 2015
15945	Hawaiki Insulae	Hawaiki Insulae	Titan	35.00	84.32	327.07	84.50	84.06	323.07	330.29	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Oceania	Polynesia	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Dec 14, 2020	[588]	In Polynesian mythology, original home island of the Polynesian people.	None	Jan 05, 2021
15279	Hufaidh Insulae	Hufaidh Insulae	Titan	152.00	67.00	320.30	67.80	65.90	316.80	324.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	Iraq	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[343]	Legendary island in the marshes of southern Iraq.	None	Jan 21, 2015
15277	Krocylea Insulae	Krocylea Insulae	Titan	74.00	69.10	302.40	69.80	68.40	290.50	300.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[41]	Crocylea; Mythological Greek island in the Ionian Sea, near Ithaca.	None	Jan 20, 2015
14401	Mayda Insula	Mayda Insula	Titan	168.00	79.10	312.20	80.30	77.40	302.70	321.20	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Great Britain	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Apr 11, 2008	[213]	Legendary island in the northeastern region of the Atlantic Ocean.		Apr 11, 2008
15944	Meropis Insula	Meropis Insula	Titan	30.00	83.85	313.68	84.10	83.60	312.33	315.65	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Dec 14, 2020	[587]	Fictional island mentioned by ancient Greek writer Theopompus in his work Philippica.	None	Jan 05, 2021
15943	Onogoro Insula	Onogoro Insula	Titan	15.00	83.28	311.70	83.47	83.10	310.90	312.40	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Dec 14, 2020	[586]	Japanese mythological island.	None	Jan 05, 2021
15274	Penglai Insula	Penglai Insula	Titan	94.00	72.20	308.70	72.90	71.40	306.00	311.60	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	China	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[340]	Mythological Chinese mountain island where immortals lived.	None	Jan 19, 2015
15280	Planctae Insulae	Planctae Insulae	Titan	64.00	77.50	251.30	78.10	77.00	248.60	255.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[28]	In Greek mythology the “wandering rocks”, between which the sea was mercilessly violent. Only Argo was said to have successfully passed the rocks.	None	Jan 21, 2015
15276	Royllo Insula	Royllo Insula	Titan	103.00	68.30	297.20	69.20	67.10	294.20	300.50	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Italy	Insula, insulae	IN	-	Approved	Jan 19, 2015	[342]	Island in Atlantic Ocean (15th Century maps) on verge of the unknown, near Antilla and St. Brandan.	None	Jan 20, 2015

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