List of regiones on Venus

Regiones are large areas marked by reflectivity or color distinctions from adjacent areas, or a broad geographic region, on Venus. In accordance to the International Astronomical Union's rules of planetary nomenclature, they are named after female Giants and Titans. There are 22 named regiones on Venus.[1]

Name Center latitude
(deg) 		Center longitude
(deg) 		Feature diameter
(km) 		Origin of name
Alpha Regio -25.50 0.30 1897.00 First letter in Greek alphabet.
Asteria Regio 21.60 267.50 1131.00 Greek Titaness.
Atla Regio 9.20 200.10 3200.00 Norse giantess, mother of Heimdall.
Bell Regio 32.80 51.40 1778.00 English giantess.
Beta Regio 25.30 282.80 2869.00 Second letter in Greek alphabet.
Dione Regio -31.50 328.00 2300.00 Greek Titanness; 1st wife of Zeus.
Dsonkwa Regio -53.00 167.00 1500.00 Kwakiutl (NW Coast) forest giantess.
Eistla Regio 10.50 21.50 8015.00 Norse giantess.
Hyndla Regio 22.50 294.50 2300.00 Norse wood giantess.
Imdr Regio -43.00 212.00 1611.00 Norse giantess.
Ishkus Regio -61.00 245.00 1000.00 Makah (NW Coast) forest giantess.
Laufey Regio 7.00 315.00 2100.00 Norse giantess.
Metis Regio 70.90 251.80 729.00 Greek Titaness
Mnemosyne Regio 65.80 277.90 0.00 Greek Titaness
Neringa Regio -65.00 288.00 1100.00 Lithuanian seacoast giantess.
Ovda Regio -2.80 85.60 5280.00 Marijian; Titaness having supernatural power.
Phoebe Regio -6.00 282.80 2852.00 Greek Titaness.
Tethus Regio 66.00 120.00 0.00 Greek Titaness.
Themis Regio -37.40 284.20 1811.00 Greek Titaness.
Thetis Regio -11.40 129.90 2801.00 Greek Titaness.
Ulfrun Regio 27.00 225.00 3954.00 Norse giantess.
Vasilisa Regio -11.00 332.00 1200.00 Russian tale heroine.

References

  1. ^ "Nomenclature Search Results - Target: Venus, Feature Type: Regio, regiones". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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