Ness or NESS may refer to:

Places

Australia

Ness, Wapengo Ness is a heritage-listed natural coastal reserve at Reserve Road, Wapengo, Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Archaeological evidence and oral ...

, a heritage-listed natural coastal area in New South Wales

United Kingdom

Ness, Cheshire Ness is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the part that remains in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated near to the town of Neston, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It constitutes part of the Burton ...

, England, a village *

Ness, Lewis Ness ( gd, Nis) is the northernmost part of the Isle of Lewis, a community consisting of about 16 villages, including Lionel, Lewis, Lionel, Habost, Swainbost, Cross, Lewis, Cross, North Dell, North and South Dell, Cross Skigersta, Skigersta, Eor ...

, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK *

Cuspate foreland Cuspate forelands, also known as cuspate barriers or nesses in Britain, are geographical features found on coastlines and lakeshores that are created primarily by longshore drift.Craig-Smith, S. J., Cuspate Forelands. In: M. L. Schwartz, ed. 2005. ...

, known in England as "ness", a coastal landform *

Loch Ness Loch Ness (; gd, Loch Nis ) is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for clai ...

, a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands, noted for the Loch Ness Monster *

Ness Botanic Gardens Ness Botanic Gardens are near the cities of Liverpool and Chester on the English-Welsh border in the Wirral Peninsula. They occupy a site of 64 acres overlooking the Dee Estuary. The Ness Botanic Gardens were created by Arthur Kilpin Bulley (1861 ...

, owned by the University of Liverpool and located on the Wirral Peninsula, England *

Ness Islands Ness or NESS may refer to: Places Australia * Ness, Wapengo, a heritage-listed natural coastal area in New South Wales United Kingdom * Ness, Cheshire, England, a village * Ness, Lewis, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK * Cuspat ...

, in the River Ness, in Scotland *

Ness Point Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It is located in Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk. The site is located to th ...

, most easterly point of the UK, located in Lowestoft, England * Ness Waterfall, Scotland *

River Ness The River Ness (Scottish Gaelic: ''Abhainn Nis'') is a river in Highland, Scotland, UK. It flows from Loch Dochfour, at the northern end of Loch Ness, north-east to the mouth of the Beauly Firth at Inverness, a distance of about , with a fall ...

, a river which links Loch Ness to the North Sea at Inverness, Scotland, UK

United States

Ness City, Kansas Ness City is a city in and the county seat of Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,329. Ness City is famous for its four-story Old Ness County Bank Building located downtown, and nicknam ...

Ness County, Kansas Ness County (standard abbreviation: NS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,687. The largest city and county seat is Ness City. The county was named for Corporal Noah V. Ness of ...

* Ness Township, Minnesota

Elsewhere

Mount Ness The Batterbee Mountains are a group of prominent mountains rising to , which forms part of the dissected edge of Dyer Plateau overlooking George VI Sound, on the west coast of Palmer Land. First seen and photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellswo ...

, Palmer Land, Antarctica *

Ness Lake Ness Lake is a lake in British Columbia's Northern Interior. Located northwest of the city of Prince George, it is a popular destination for fishing, swimming and other recreational activities. The lake has a distinctive shape, as it is divid ...

, British Columbia, Canada

People

* Ness (given name) * Ness (surname) * Ness, nickname of

Alma Moreno Venesa Moreno Lacsamana (born; May 25, 1959), professionally known as Alma Moreno, is a Filipina actress and politician. Early life Moreno was born in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur to her parents Frank Lacsamana, from Pampanga, and Jean Moreno. Acting ...

(born 1959), Filipina actress and politician * Ness, a name sometimes used by French rapper

Nessbeal Nabil Sahli (born 16 August 1978), better known by his stage name Nessbeal, is a French rapper. Nessbeal started earlier as NessBeal under which he released his debut studio album '' La mélodie des briques''. At times he has also used NE2S or ...

(born 1978)

Fictional entities

Ness (EarthBound) is a fictional character in the ''Mother'' role-playing video games published by Nintendo, created by Japanese video game designer Shigesato Itoi. His first appearance was in the 1994 Super NES game ''EarthBound'' (known as ''Mother 2'' in Ja ...

, from ''EarthBound'' in the ''Mother'' video game series *

Ness (Irish mythology) Ness ( ga, Neasa, Nessa, sga, Neas, Ness), also called Nessa, is a princess of the Ulaid and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her father is Eochaid Sálbuide, king of the Ulaid. According to one version of ...

, a princess * NESS, one of two warring factions in the anime series ''

Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko is a Japanese anime series based on a novel by Takashi Shōji. It consists of two 3-episode OVA sets and a 26-episode television series animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. The series was released in the United States by ...

'' *

Lapras is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's ''Pokémon'' franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Lapras first appeared in the video games ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' and subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff ...

, a

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

whose prototype name was Ness

Organizations and enterprises

Ness Foundation The Ness Foundation, established by Dr (later Professor) Iain Glen, a consultant psychiatrist, is a research charity based near Inverness, Scotland. It was founded in the 1980s and previously known as The Highland Psychiatric Research Foundation ...

, a medical research charity near Inverness, Scotland *

Ness Digital Engineering Ness Digital Engineering ( he, נס טכנולוגיות) Ness Digital Engineering is an American multinational technology corporation providing digital transformation services for media & entertainment, education, financial services, manufacturi ...

, an Israel-based provider of IT services *

New England Skeptical Society The New England Skeptical Society (NESS) is an American organization dedicated to promoting science and reason. It was founded in January 1996 as the Connecticut Skeptical Society, by Steven Novella, Perry DeAngelis and Bob Novella. The group late ...

(NESS) *

National Emergency Stockpile System The National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS) is a federal Government of Canada response to the needs of the health care system in case of an emergency. It is a responsibility of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Synopsis The NESS is: ...

, a Canadian reserve system *

Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School (NESS) is a public K-12 school in Gitlaxt'aamiks, British Columbia, Canada. NESS is operated by School District 92 Nisga'a. It is the elementary school for Gitlaxt'aamiks as well as the designated secondary s ...

(NESS), Gitlakdamix, British Columbia, Canada

Ships

* , two Royal Navy ships *

Ness-class combat stores ship The Ness-class combat stores ship were a class of three Combat stores ships built by Swan Hunter for the Royal Navy's Fleet Auxiliary in the mid-1960s. They were purchased by the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the ...

, a Royal Navy class of three ships

Other uses

Ness Award The Ness Award is an annual award of the Royal Geographical Society to travellers, particularly those who have successfully popularised Geography and the wider understanding of our world and its environments. It was established in 1953 and named aft ...

, an annual award of the Royal Geographical Society beginning in 1970 * Near Earth Space Surveillance (NESS), a mission of the

Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite The Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) is a Canadian microsatellite using a 15-cm aperture f/5.88 Maksutov telescope (similar to that on the MOST spacecraft), with 3-axis stabilisation giving a pointing stability of ~2 arcsecon ...

* NESS Energy Project, an incinerator in Aberdeen, Scotland