Geier may refer to: *

Geier (surname) Geier is a common surname in Germany and somewhat less common among German-American people. It is also found as a French surname, and as Russian surname. The latter probably is associated with German emigration to Russia in the 17th and 18th cen ...

, a surname of German origin (includes a list) * The

Geier Indians The Geier Indians or Geies were an 18th-century group of Native Americans in the United States. A small group known as the Geiers is supposed to have been encamped "under the name Papuliquier, which is a fusion of two group names, Pacpul and Geier ...

, 17th century Native American group

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Mount Geier Mount Geier () is the dominant, largely snow-covered peak in the northern part of Schirmacher Massif, near the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974, and named by the Advisory Co ...

, Antarctica

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*''Der Geier'' (in English ''

The Vulture (Kafka) "The Vulture" (German: "Der Geier") is a short story by Franz Kafka, written sometime between 1917 and 1923. Plot summary A vulture hacks at the protagonist's feet until a man passing by asks him why he doesn't do anything about it. The protagonis ...

''), a short story by Franz Kafka * List of Bones characters#Marcus Geier, a character in the television show Bones

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Geier (freighter) ''Geier'' was a British cargo ship named ''Saint Théodore'' that was captured by the German commerce raider in the North Atlantic Ocean at on 12 December 1916. First put into Imperial German Navy service as an auxiliary ship on 14 December 1916 ...

'', 1916–1917, a British freighter captured by German navy *, a German cruiser *''

Geier (patrol boat) The Type 143 ''Albatros'' class was a German class of missile bearing fast attack craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and cormorant. Constructed by German shipbuilders Lürssen and Kröger, the vessels ...

'', a German patrol boat *The ''FRG Geier'', a ship decommissioned in 1976, sold to Greece, and renamed ''Tyfon'' *Geier, the nickname for an experimental German World War II torpedo

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