Common Feature Names
Several Latin words involved here are common nouns. These are generally, but not always, second in the name, but are usually ignored in alphabetizing below:
- Campi (ˈkæmpaɪ) - fields
- Cherso (ˈkɛrsoʊ) - peninsula
- Cornu (ˈkɒrnjuː) - horn, peninsula
- Depressio (dɨˈprɛʃioʊ) - lowland
- Fastigium (fæsˈtɪdʒiəm) - summit
- Fons (ˈfɒnz) – fountain
- Fretum (ˈfriːtəm) – strait
- Insula (ˈɪnsjʊlə) – island
- Lacus (ˈleɪkəs) - lake
- Lucus (ˈljuːkəs) - grove
- Mare (ˈmɑriː, ˈmɛəriː) – sea
- Nix (ˈnɪks) – snow
- Palus (ˈpeɪləs) - marsh
- Pons (ˈpɒnz) – bridge
- Promontorium (ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm) – cape
- Regio (ˈriːdʒioʊ) - region
- Silva (ˈsɪlvə) - wood
- Sinus (ˈsaɪnəs) – bay
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