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Insulae on Titan

13 named features carry the IAU descriptor Insula — an island on Titan. Nowhere else in the mapped Solar System carries the term.

Named
13
of 304 named places on Titan — 4.3%
Largest
168 km
Mayda Insula
Median size
64 km
Across the 13 with a measured diameter
Named between
2008–2020
IAU approval dates

How insulae on Titan get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 13 insulae with a recorded origin, 10 categories appear, led by Greek.

Greek3Great Britain2Iraq1Italy1China1Australia1Russia1Commonwealth of the Bahamas1

All 13 insulae on Titan

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.