Lunga may refer to:
Places
;Democratic Republic of Congo
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Lunga, DRC, a town located in
Katanga Province
Katanga was one of the four large provinces created in the Belgian Congo in 1914.
It was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Tanganyika Province, Tanganyika, Hau ...
;Moldova
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Lunga, Floreşti, a commune in Floreşti district
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Lunga, Transnistria, a commune in Transnistria
;Romania
* Lunga, a village in
Târgu Secuiesc
Târgu Secuiesc (; hu, Kézdivásárhely, ; german: Szekler Neumarkt; la, Neoforum Siculorum) is a municipiu, city in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Lunga (''Nyujtód'').
History
The town was first mentione ...
city, Covasna County
* Lunga, a village in
Comloşu Mare Commune, Timiș County
* Lunga, a tributary of the
Cheia
Cheia is a mountain resort, north of Ploiești in Prahova County, Romania. Situated in the Teleajen Valley, it is surrounded by the Ciucaș Mountains. Administratively, Cheia is a village, part of Măneciu commune. Cheia Monastery
Cheia Mo ...
in Vâlcea County
* Lunga, a tributary of the
Bistricioara in Vâlcea County
;Scotland
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Lunga, Slate Islands
Lunga is one of the Slate Islands in the Firth of Lorn in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The "Grey Dog" tidal race, which runs in the sea channel to the south, reaches in full flood. The name "Lunga" is derived from the Old Norse for "isle of the l ...
, one of the Slate Islands in Argyll and Bute
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Lunga, Treshnish Isles
The island of Lunga is the largest of the Treshnish Isles in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Isles are part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area.
History
Lunga, which is of volcanic origin, has been described as 'a green jewel in a peacock ...
, in Argyll and Bute
;Solomon Islands
* An area on Guadalcanal, including
Lunga Point
Lunga Point is a promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. It was also the name of a nearby airfield, later named Henderson Field. is also the name of a United States Navy escort carrier ...
and
Lunga River (Solomon Islands) The Lunga River is a river on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. It empties into Ironbottom Sound (called Savo Sound prior to World War II) at Lunga Point
Lunga Point is a promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the si ...
;United States
* Lunga Park Recreation Area and Lunga Reservoir,
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico (commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeaster ...
, Virginia
;Zambia
* Two rivers called
Lunga River (Zambia)
See also
* Lunga, also lunga pausa, used in music notation above a
fermata
A fermata (; "from ''fermare'', to stay, or stop"; also known as a hold, pause, colloquially a birdseye or cyclops eye, or as a grand pause when placed on a note or a rest) is a symbol of musical notation indicating that the note should be pr ...
to extend its length
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USS Lunga Point (CVE-94)
USS ''Lunga Point'' (CVE-94), originally named ''Alazon Bay'', was a of the United States Navy. It was named for Lunga Point on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. The ship notably participated in ...
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Lunga Lunga, a settlement in Kenya
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Lungalunga language
Lungalunga (Lunga Lunga), frequently though ambiguously called Minigir, is spoken by a small number of the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea, who live on the Gazelle Peninsula in East New Britain Province. It is often referred to in the linguist ...
, spoken by a small group in Papua New Guinea
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