Named Lakes and Seas
Features labeled lacus are believed to be ethane/methane lakes, while features labeled lacunae are believed to be dry lake beds. Both are named after lakes on Earth.
Titanian maria (large hydrocarbon seas) are named after sea monsters in world mythology.
| Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Source of name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken Mare | 68°00′N 310°00′W / 68.0°N 310.0°W / 68.0; -310.0 | 1,170 | The Kraken, Norse sea monster. |
| Ligeia Mare | 79°00′N 248°00′W / 79.0°N 248.0°W / 79.0; -248.0 | 500 | Ligeia, one of the Sirens, Greek monsters |
| Punga Mare | 85°06′N 339°42′W / 85.1°N 339.7°W / 85.1; -339.7 | 380 | Punga, Māori ancestor of sharks and lizards |
| Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Source of name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abaya Lacus | 73°10′N 45°33′W / 73.17°N 45.55°W / 73.17; -45.55 | 65 | Lake Abaya, Ethiopia |
| Albano Lacus | 65°54′N 236°24′W / 65.9°N 236.4°W / 65.9; -236.4 | 6.2 | Lake Albano, Italy |
| Atitlán Lacus | 69°18′N 238°48′W / 69.3°N 238.8°W / 69.3; -238.8 | 13.7 | Lake Atitlán, Guatemala |
| Bolsena Lacus | 75°45′N 10°17′W / 75.75°N 10.28°W / 75.75; -10.28 | 101 | Lake Bolsena, Italy |
| Cardiel Lacus | 70°12′N 206°30′W / 70.2°N 206.5°W / 70.2; -206.5 | 22 | Cardiel Lake, Argentina |
| Cayuga Lacus | 69°48′N 230°00′W / 69.8°N 230.0°W / 69.8; -230.0 | 22.7 | Cayuga Lake, USA |
| Feia Lacus | 73°42′N 64°25′W / 73.7°N 64.41°W / 73.7; -64.41 | 47 | Lake Feia, Brazil |
| Freeman Lacus | 73°36′N 211°06′W / 73.6°N 211.1°W / 73.6; -211.1 | 26 | Lake Freeman, USA |
| Jingpo Lacus | 73°00′N 336°00′W / 73.0°N 336.0°W / 73.0; -336.0 | 240 | Jingpo Lake, China |
| Junín Lacus | 66°54′N 236°54′W / 66.9°N 236.9°W / 66.9; -236.9 | 6.3 | Lake Junín, Peru |
| Kivu Lacus | 87°00′N 121°00′W / 87.0°N 121.0°W / 87.0; -121.0 | 77.5 | Lake Kivu, on the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Koitere Lacus | 79°24′N 36°08′W / 79.4°N 36.14°W / 79.4; -36.14 | 68 | Koitere, Finland |
| Lanao Lacus | 71°00′N 217°42′W / 71.0°N 217.7°W / 71.0; -217.7 | 34.5 | Lake Lanao, Philippines |
| Logtak Lacus | 70°48′N 124°06′W / 70.8°N 124.1°W / 70.8; -124.1 | 14.3 | Loktak Lake, India |
| Mackay Lacus | 78°19′N 97°32′W / 78.32°N 97.53°W / 78.32; -97.53 | 180 | Lake Mackay, Australia |
| Mývatn Lacus | 78°11′N 135°17′W / 78.19°N 135.28°W / 78.19; -135.28 | 55 | Mývatn, Iceland |
| Neagh Lacus | 81°07′N 32°10′W / 81.11°N 32.16°W / 81.11; -32.16 | 98 | Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland |
| Ohrid Lacus | 71°48′N 221°54′W / 71.8°N 221.9°W / 71.8; -221.9 | 17.3 | Lake Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia Republic of Albania |
| Oneida Lacus | 76°08′N 131°50′W / 76.14°N 131.83°W / 76.14; -131.83 | 51 | Oneida Lake, USA |
| Ontario Lacus | 72°00′S 183°00′W / 72.0°S 183.0°W / -72.0; -183.0 | 235 | Lake Ontario, on the border between Canada and the United States. |
| Sevan Lacus | 69°42′N 125°36′W / 69.7°N 125.6°W / 69.7; -125.6 | 46.9 | Lake Sevan, Armenia |
| Sotonera Lacus | 76°45′N 17°29′W / 76.75°N 17.49°W / 76.75; -17.49 | 63 | Lake Sotonera, Spain |
| Sparrow Lacus | 84°18′N 64°42′W / 84.3°N 64.7°W / 84.3; -64.7 | 81.4 | Sparrow Lake, Canada |
| Towada Lacus | 71°24′N 244°12′W / 71.4°N 244.2°W / 71.4; -244.2 | 24 | Lake Towada, Japan |
| Uvs Lacus | 69°36′N 245°42′W / 69.6°N 245.7°W / 69.6; -245.7 | 26.9 | Uvs Nuur, Mongolia |
| Vänern Lacus | 70°24′N 223°06′W / 70.4°N 223.1°W / 70.4; -223.1 | 43.9 | Vänern, Sweden |
| Waikare Lacus | 81°36′N 126°00′W / 81.6°N 126.0°W / 81.6; -126.0 | 52.5 | Lake Waikare, New Zealand |
| Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Source of name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atacama Lacuna | 62°48′N 227°36′W / 62.8°N 227.6°W / 62.8; -227.6 | 35.9 | Atacama Desert and associated salt pans |
| Eyre Lacuna | 72°36′N 225°06′W / 72.6°N 225.1°W / 72.6; -225.1 | 25.4 | Lake Eyre, Australia |
| Jerid Lacuna | 66°42′N 221°00′W / 66.7°N 221°W / 66.7; -221 | 42.6 | Chott el Djerid, Tunisia |
| Melrhir Lacuna | 64°54′N 212°36′W / 64.9°N 212.6°W / 64.9; -212.6 | 23 | Chott Melrhir, Algeria |
| Ngami Lacuna | 66°42′N 213°54′W / 66.7°N 213.9°W / 66.7; -213.9 | 37.2 | Lake Ngami, Botswana |
| Racetrack Lacuna | 66°06′N 224°54′W / 66.1°N 224.9°W / 66.1; -224.9 | 9.9 | Racetrack Playa, USA |
| Uyuni Lacuna | 66°18′N 228°24′W / 66.3°N 228.4°W / 66.3; -228.4 | 27 | Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia |
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Famous quotes containing the words named, lakes and/or seas:
“The mighty river flowing dark and deep,
With ebb and flood from the remote sea-tides
Vague-sounding through the City’s sleepless sleep,
Is named the River of the Suicides;”
—James Thomson (1834–1882)
“If the fairest features of the landscape are to be named after men, let them be the noblest and worthiest men alone. Let our lakes receive as true names at least as the Icarian Sea, where “still the shore” a “brave attempt resounds.””
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“if thou slip thy troth and do not come at all.
As minutes in the clock do strike so call for death I shall:
To please both thy false heart, and rid myself from woe,
That rather had to die in troth than live forsaken so.”
—Unknown. The Lady Prayeth the Return of Her Lover Abiding on the Seas (l. 19–22)