Regions
Mirandan geological regions are called regiones. They are named after the locations of plays by Shakespeare.
| Regio | Coordinate | Diameter (km) | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsinane Regio | 31°30′S 11°54′E / 31.5°S 11.9°E / -31.5; 11.9 | 244.0 | Dunsinane Hill (Macbeth) |
| Ephesus Regio | 15°00′S 250°00′E / 15.0°S 250.0°E / -15.0; 250.0 | 225.0 | Ephesus (The Comedy of Errors) |
| Mantua Regio | 39°36′S 180°12′E / 39.6°S 180.2°E / -39.6; 180.2 | 399.0 | Mantua (The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Romeo and Juliet) |
| Sicilia Regio | 30°00′S 317°12′E / 30.0°S 317.2°E / -30.0; 317.2 | 170.0 | Sicily (The Winter's Tale) |
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Famous quotes containing the word regions:
“In common with other rural regions much of the Iowa farm lore concerns the coming of company. When the rooster crows in the doorway, or the cat licks his fur, company is on the way.”
—For the State of Iowa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdads of his dreams to rise from the dust.”
—Salvador Dali (1904–1989)
“It is doubtful whether anyone who has travelled widely has found anywhere in the world regions more ugly than in the human face.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)