Auguste Charlois who discovered 317 Roxane named for Roxana from what area
317 Roxane 317 Roxane is an asteroid from the asteroid belt approximately 19 km in diameter. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois from Nice on September 11, 1891. The name was chosen by F. Bidschof, an assistant at the Vienna Observatory, at Charlois's request; Bidschof chose to name it after Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great, and at first used the spelling Roxana.
Roxa Roxa or Canhabaque is an island in the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau. Its area is 111 km2 and is 20 km long and 11 km wide. Almost the entire island is made up of mangrove forests. Anagaru (Anagaro), Anchurupi, Bana, Egubane and Porcos are its surrounding islets located nearly 2 km north. Its current population is around 3,000 to 4,000 and may have reached 5,000. Each village consists of a unity of social independence.