diff --git a/regional_mom6/regional_mom6.py b/regional_mom6/regional_mom6.py
index f8daa9b6..0818c14a 100644
--- a/regional_mom6/regional_mom6.py
+++ b/regional_mom6/regional_mom6.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "motu_requests",
     "dz",
     "angle_between",
-    "quad_area",
+    "quadilateral_area",
     "rectangular_hgrid",
     "experiment",
     "segment",
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def angle_between(v1, v2, v3):
 
 
 # Borrowed from grid tools (GFDL)
-def quad_area(lat, lon):
+def quadilateral_area(lat, lon):
     """Returns area of spherical quadrilaterals (bounded by great arcs)."""
 
     # x, y, z are 3D coordinates on the unit sphere
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def rectangular_hgrid(λ, φ):
 
     lon, lat = np.meshgrid(λ, φ)
 
-    area = quad_area(lat, lon) * R**2
+    area = quadilateral_area(lat, lon) * R**2
 
     attrs = {
         "tile": {
diff --git a/tests/test_grid_generation.py b/tests/test_grid_generation.py
index 3a7f2da0..d39bed9e 100644
--- a/tests/test_grid_generation.py
+++ b/tests/test_grid_generation.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from regional_mom6 import angle_between
-from regional_mom6 import quad_area
+from regional_mom6 import quadilateral_area
 from regional_mom6 import rectangular_hgrid
 import xarray as xr
 
@@ -18,17 +18,21 @@ def test_angle_between(v1, v2, v3, true_angle):
 
 
 # create a lat-lon mesh that covers 1/4 of the North Hemisphere
-lon, lat = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(0, 90, 5), np.linspace(0, 90, 5))
+lon1, lat1 = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(0, 90, 5), np.linspace(0, 90, 5))
+
+# create a lat-lon mesh that covers 1/4 of the whole globe
+lon2, lat2 = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(-45, 45, 5), np.linspace(-90, 90, 5))
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("lat", "lon", "true_area"),
     [
-        (lat, lon, 0.5 * np.pi),
+        (lat1, lon1, 0.5 * np.pi),
+        (lat2, lon2, np.pi),
     ],
 )
-def test_quad_area(lat, lon, true_area):
-    assert np.isclose(np.sum(quad_area(lat, lon)), true_area)
+def test_quadilateral_area(lat, lon, true_area):
+    assert np.isclose(np.sum(quadilateral_area(lat, lon)), true_area)
 
 
 # a simple test that rectangular_hgrid runs without erroring