Scotia Scotia is a Latin placename derived from ''Scoti'', a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century.Duffy, Seán. ''Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia''. Routledge, 2005. p.698 The Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia" around ...

is an ancient name for Scotland. Scotia may also refer to:

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* Scotia, Arkansas *

Scotia, California Scotia, formerly known as Forestville until 1888, is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the Eel River along U.S. Route 101, southeast of Fortuna and north of San Francisco. Scotia has a population of 85 ...

* Scotia, Missouri * Scotia, Nebraska *

Scotia, New York Scotia is a village in Schenectady County, New York, United States, incorporated in 1904. The population was 7,729 at the 2010 census. Scotia is part of the town of Glenville, and is connected with the city of Schenectady by the Western Gateway ...

Scotia, Pennsylvania Scotia was an American village that was located in Patton Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, at . Although the community was called Scotia, the name of the local post office was Benore. (''Ben'' is Gaelic for "mountain f but further etymolo ...

* Scotia, South Carolina

Elsewhere

* Scotia, New South Wales *

Scotia Arc The Scotia Arc is the island arc system forming the north, east and south border of the Scotia Sea. The northern border, the North Scotia Ridge, comprises (from west to east) Isla de los Estados at the tip of Tierra del Fuego, the Burdwood, Davis, ...

, island arc system in the South Atlantic and Southern Oceans *

Scotia Sea The Scotia Sea is a sea located at the northern edge of the Southern Ocean at its boundary with the South Atlantic Ocean. It is bounded on the west by the Drake Passage and on the north, east, and south by the Scotia Arc, an undersea ridge and ...

, sea bounded by the Scotia Arc islands of the South Atlantic and Southern Oceans *

Scotia Plate The Scotia Plate () is a Plate tectonics, tectonic plate on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Southern Ocean, Southern oceans. Thought to have formed during the early Eocene with the opening of the Drake Passage that separates ...

, a tectonic plate * Scotia Sanctuary, New South Wales, Australia * Scotia's Grave, the reputed resting place of mythological Queen Scotia in Count Kerry, Ireland

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* For ships, see List of ships named Scotia *

Scota In medieval Irish and Scottish legend, Scota or Scotia is the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh and ancestor of the Gaels. She is said to be the origin of their Latin name ''Scoti''. Scholars believe she could be a fictional character who wa ...

, or Scotia, in Irish mythology the daughter of an Egyptian Pharaoh * ''Scotia'' (moth), genus of moths of the family Noctuidae * Scotia, a type of decorative molding * Scotiabank * Scotia, a sorceress and primary antagonist in '' Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos''

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