Southland may refer to:

Places

Canada

Dunbar–Southlands Dunbar–Southlands is a neighbourhood on the western side of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that stretches north from the Fraser River and covers most of the land between the mouth of the Fraser and English Bay. This neighbourhood consist ...

, Vancouver, British Columbia

New Zealand

Southland Region Southland ( mi, Murihiku) is New Zealand's southernmost region. It consists mainly of the southwestern portion of the South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura. It includes Southland District, Gore District and the city of Invercargill. The r ...

, a region of New Zealand * Southland County, a former New Zealand county * Southland District, part of the wider Southland Region * Southland Plains

United States

* Chicago Southland *

Greater Los Angeles Area Greater Los Angeles is the second-largest metropolitan region in the United States with a population of 18.5 million in 2021, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino Coun ...

Southern United States The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean ...

Southland, Texas Southland is an unincorporated community in Garza County, Texas, United States. It lies along the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado on U.S. Route 84, twenty miles northwest of Post. History Named for its location on the southern end of the V Ra ...

Fictional places

Southland (Shannara) ''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with ''The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, ''First King of Shann ...

, a region in the fictional world of Terry Brooks' ''Shannara'' series *

The Southlands ''Warhammer Fantasy'' is a fictional universe, fictional fantasy universe created by Games Workshop and used in many of its games, including the table top wargame ''Warhammer Fantasy Battle'', the ''Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay'' (WFRP) pen-and-p ...

, a mythical location in the ''Warhammer'' universe *

, a mythical location in the Middle-earth, in

J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philology, philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was ...

's fantasy book series * Southern California in the alternate universe of '' Southland Tales''

Buildings

Southland Astronomical Society Observatory Southland Astronomical Society Observatory in Invercargill is New Zealand's southernmost observatory. Operated by Southland Astronomical Society but owned by the Southland Museum and Art Gallery, it is situated on the western side of the museum bu ...

, in Invercargill, New Zealand * Southland Center, a former office building, now

Sheraton Dallas Hotel The Sheraton Dallas Hotel, formerly the Adam's Mark Hotel and originally the Southland Center, is a complex of International Style (architecture), International Style skyscrapers located in the City Center District, Dallas, City Center District o ...

in Dallas, Texas *

Southland Leisure Centre The Southland Leisure Centre is an indoor leisure centre situated in the southwest community on Palliser in Calgary, Alberta. The multipurpose recreational facility was built at the same time (although additions and redesigns have been made sin ...

, in Calgary, Alberta *

Stadium Southland ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill, New Zealand is a multi-purpose venue, capable of conducting a wide range of events from large scale concerts to sporting events and exhibitions. Incorporating the SIT Zero Fees Velodrome, the stadium com ...

, Invercargill, New Zealand

Shopping centers

Southland Center (Michigan) Southland Center (also known as Southland Mall) is an enclosed mall located at 23000 Eureka Road in Taylor, Michigan (a Downriver community located southwest of Detroit), exactly halfway between U.S. Highway 24 (Telegraph Road) and the Inter ...

, in Taylor, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit *

Southland Mall (Hayward, California) Southland Mall is a shopping mall in Hayward, California owned and managed by Brookfield Properties. The mall is anchored by JCPenney, and Macy's (formerly Liberty House). There is also a vacant anchors left by Sears and Dick's Sporting Good ...

Southland Mall (Houma, Louisiana) Southland Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Houma, Louisiana, at the intersection of Bayou Gardens Boulevard and West Park Avenue. It was remodeled in 2006. The mall had required a curfew in 1996 because of teens fighting. In 1998, t ...

Southland Mall (Memphis, Tennessee) Southland Mall is a regional shopping mall in the Whitehaven neighborhood of South Memphis, Tennessee. It was built in 1966, becoming the first enclosed mall in the Mid-South. It is managed and owned by Namdar Realty Group. There are over 60 store ...

Southland Mall (Miami) Southland Mall, originally known as Cutler Ridge Mall, is a shopping mall in Cutler Bay (formerly Cutler Ridge), Florida. It opened in 1978 as an extension of the Cutler Ridge Shopping Center, which itself was opened in 1960 (shortly after its "g ...

, Florida *

Southlands (Aurora, Colorado) Southlands Lifestyle Center (also Southlands Mall, Southlands, The Southlands, or The Southlands at Aurora) is a regional shopping mall located in Aurora, Colorado. The center is located at the intersection of Smoky Hill Road and the E-470 tollw ...

* Westfield Southland, in Cheltenham, Victoria * Marion Centre, formerly Southland Mall, in

Marion, Ohio Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Ohio, Marion County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus. The population was 35,999 at the 2020 United S ...

In business and industry

Southland Entertainment Group Southland Entertainment Group is an Alabama based company that owned Alabama Splash Adventure (formerly known as VisionLand) in Bessemer, Alabama under the name Alabama Adventure Theme Park from January 2, 2003, until May 15, 2008. The company ...

, an Alabama theme park company * Southland Corporation, headquarters of

7-Eleven 7-Eleven, Inc., stylized as 7-ELEVE, is a multinational chain of retail convenience stores, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The chain was founded in 1927 as an ice house storefront in Dallas. It was named Tote'm Stores between 1928 and 1946. A ...

convenience stores *

Southland Casino Racing Southland Casino Racing (formerly Southland Greyhound Park and Southland Park Gaming and Racing) is a casino in West Memphis, Arkansas. Simulcast thoroughbred horse races from other tracks around the United States are also offered, along with gre ...

, casino and greyhound racetrack in Arkansas

Movies

* '' Southland Tales'', a 2006 science fiction film * ''

Southlander ''Southlander'' (also known as ''Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician'') is a 2001 American independent film by Steve Hanft and Ross Harris. Originally titled '' Recycler'', after the Los Angeles magazine of the same name, the film wri ...

'', an American independent film

Music

The Southland (band) The Southland was an American rock band from Los Angeles. They featured Jed Whedon on keyboards and vocals, Ethan Phillips on bass guitar, Andy Crosby on drums, Nick Gusikoff on guitar, and Danny Chaimson on keyboards. The Southland's debut al ...

, from Los Angeles, California * Southland Records, a United States record label *

The Southlanders The Southlanders was a Jamaican and British vocal group formed in 1950 by Edric Connor and Vernon Nesbeth. Nesbeth had received singing lessons from Connor, and when Connor decided to record an album of Jamaican songs, he asked Nesbeth to assem ...

, a British vocal group *

Southland (jazz venue) Southland was a ballroom/cafe on Warrenton Street in Boston, in the United States, in what is now the Charles Playhouse. Originally a church, converted into a club, is best known for featuring prominent jazz artists of the 1930s and 1940s such as ...

, a ballroom in Boston

Publications

* ''Southland'' (novel), by Nina Revoyr * ''

The Southland Times ''The Southland Times'' is the regional daily paper for Southland, including Invercargill, and neighbouring parts of Otago, in New Zealand. It is now owned by media business Stuff Ltd, formerly the New Zealand division of Fairfax Media. History ...

'', a newspaper in New Zealand

Television

* Southland TV, former name of

Cue TV Cue TV was a regional television station in New Zealand which started in October 1996 as Mercury Television. The majority of its programming was from the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT2LRN), who used the channel as a nationwide local educat ...

, a television station in New Zealand * ''Southland'' (TV series), a drama set in Los Angeles, California

Educational institutes

;In Canada *

Southlands Elementary School The Vancouver School Board (VSB; officially School District 39 Vancouver) is a school district based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A board of nine trustees normally manages this district that serves the city of Vancouver and the Uni ...

, Vancouver, British Columbia ;In New Zealand *

Northern Southland College Northern Southland College (NSC) is a secondary school for students from year 7 to 13 in Lumsden, New Zealand Lumsden ( mi, Ōreti) is a town in Southland, New Zealand. Lying in a gap in the surrounding hills, Lumsden is the location of ...

, Lumsden, Southland Region *Southland Polytechnic ( Southern Institute of Technology), Invercargill, Southland ;In The Philippines *

Southland College Southland College (SC), officially the Southland College of Kabankalan City, Inc., is a private, non-sectarian coeducational institution located in the second most progressive city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines, Kabankalan C ...

, in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental ;In Sri Lanka *

Southlands College, Galle Southlands College is a Girls' school located in Galle, Sri Lanka, founded in 1885 by the Wesleyan Methodist missionaries. Southlands College is situated within the historical Galle fort Galle Fort ( si, ගාලු කොටුව ''Galu Kot ...

;In the United Kingdom *

Southlands College, Roehampton Southlands College, in Roehampton in the London Borough of Wandsworth, is one of four colleges at the University of Roehampton and is the location of the University's Business School and its Department of Media, Culture and Language. It was est ...

, a Methodist college in England ;In the United States *

Southland Academy Southland Academy is a private, co-educational, non-sectarian Christian college preparatory day school in Americus, Georgia, United States. It enrolls 552 students in grades K through 12. It was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy. Histor ...

, Americus, Georgia *

Southland Independent School District Southland Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Southland, Texas (USA). Located in Garza County, portions of the district extend into Lynn and Lubbock counties. Academic achievement In 2009, the schoo ...

, Southland, Texas *

Southland School District The Southland School District, Independent School District 500, is a comprehensive community public school district in Mower County, Minnesota, Mower County of southeastern Minnesota, United States, covering an area of approximately . The district ...

, Mower county, Minnesota *

Southland College Preparatory Charter High School The Southland College Preparatory Charter High School (SCPHS; also known as Southland College Prep, Southland College Prep High School, or simply Southland) is a College Preparatory Charter High School in Richton Park, Illinois. The school serves t ...

, Richton Park, Illinois

Sports

Southern Steel Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball South in the ANZ Premiership. Netball South is the governing body that re ...

, a netball team in New Zealand *

Southland Conference The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...

, an NCAA Division 1 sports conference *

Southland Sharks The Southland Sharks are a New Zealand basketball team based in Invercargill. The Sharks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Stadium Southland. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the SBS Bank So ...

, a basketball team in New Zealand * Southland Rugby Football Union, a rugby union team in New Zealand

Transportation

* HMT ''Southland'' (1900), a Belgium tramp steamer * Southland station (Calgary), a stop on the South Line of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta * Southland railway station, a train station in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia * ''Southland'' (train), a former passenger train in the United States *

Southland Transportation Pacific Western Transportation (also Trade name, d/b/a P.W. Transportation) provides a variety of bus services in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Yukon. Depending ...

, a brand of Pacific Western Transportation {{disambiguation