List of terrae on Venus

This is a list of terrae, or major landmasses, on Venus. In accordance to the International Astronomical Union's rules of planetary nomenclature, they are named after goddesses of love.

There are only three named terrae on Venus:

Name North latitude (deg) West longitude (deg) Feature diameter (km)
Aphrodite Terra -5.8 104.8 10,000.0
Ishtar Terra 70.4 27.5 5,610.0
Lada Terra -62.5 20.0 8,615.0

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