Capricorn (pl. ''capricorni'' or ''capricorns'') may refer to:
Places
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Capricorn and Bunker Group
The islands and reefs of the Capricorn and Bunker Group are situated astride the Tropic of Capricorn at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, approximately 80 kilometres east of Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone, which is situated on t ...
, islands of the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Capricorn District Municipality
Capricorn is one of the 5 districts of Limpopo province of South Africa. The district is named after the Tropic of Capricorn which runs through it. The capital of Capricorn is Polokwane. The vast majority of its 1,261,463 people speak Northern Sot ...
, Limpopo province, South Africa
Animals
*Capricorn, an animal from the ibex family, particularly the
Alpine ibex
The Alpine ibex (''Capra ibex''), also known as the steinbock, bouquetin, or simply ibex, is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. It is a sexually dimorphic species: males are larger and carry longer, curved h ...
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Capricornis, a genus of goat-like or antelope-like animals
Astronomy and astrology
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Capricornus
Capricornus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for "horned goat" or "goat horn" or "having horns like a goat's", and it is commonly represented in the form of a sea goat: a mythical creature that is half goat, half f ...
, one of the constellations of the zodiac
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Capricorn (astrology)
Capricorn () is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total zodiac signs, originating from the constellation of Capricornus, the goat. It spans the 270–300th degree of the zodiac, corresponding to celestial longitude. Und ...
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
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Capricorn (comics)
Zodiac is the name of different groups of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first version of the Zodiac made up of humans appears in '' The Avengers'' #72 (Jan. 1970) and ...
, several Marvel Comics characters
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Capricorn (''Inkworld''), ''Inkheart'' character
Music
Groups and labels
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Capricorn Records
Capricorn Records was an independent record label founded by Phil Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia. Capricorn Records is often credited by music historians as creating the southern rock genre.
History
Label and studio foun ...
, an American record label active 1969-1979
Albums
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''Capricorn'' (Jay Chou album), 2008
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''Capricorn'' (Trevor Powers album), 2020
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''Capricorn'' (Mike Tramp album), 1997
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Capricorn (A Brand New Name)
"Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" is the debut song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. The song was released by Immortal Records on July 23, 2002, as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut album. The song was written by Jared ...
", a 2002 single by 30 Seconds to Mars from their self-titled album
Songs
*"Capricorn", a song by IQ from their 1997 concept album ''
Subterranea''
*"Capricorn", a song by Barclay James Harvest from the album ''
Eyes of the Universe''
*"Capricorn", a song by Motörhead from the album ''
Overkill''
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
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''Capricorn'' (manga), a 1988 manga series created by Johnny Manajeb
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Capricorn One
''Capricorn One'' is a 1978 British-produced American thriller film in which a reporter discovers that a supposed Mars landing by a crewed mission to the planet has been faked via a conspiracy involving the government and—under duress—the c ...
'', a 1978 thriller
Brands and enterprises
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Capricorn (microprocessor), a family of microprocessors used in the HP series 80 scientific microcomputers
*Capricorn, one of the names for the
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer ( registered N277SF) is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett first flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in slightly more than 67 hours (2 days 19 h ...
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Capricorn Investment Holdings
Cavmont Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Location
The headquarters and main branch of Cavmont Bank Limited are located at 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road, ...
, an umbrella for the Capricorn group of companies
Other uses
*''Capricorn'', a ship that on January 28, 1980 collided with and sank the
USCGC ''Blackthorn'' (WLB-391)
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Capricorn Africa Society The Capricorn Africa Society was a multiracial pressure group in British colonies in southern and eastern Africa in the 1950s and 1960s.
History
The organisation was established in 1949 in Southern Rhodesia by David Stirling and N. H. Wilson, with ...
, a pressure group in British African colonies
See also
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Caprica (disambiguation), various meanings in the science fiction franchise series ''Battlestar Galactica''
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Capricornia (disambiguation)
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Tropic of Capricorn (disambiguation)
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