Columbia may refer to: *

Columbia (personification) Columbia (; ) is the female national personification of the United States. It was also a historical name applied to the Americas and to the New World. The association has given rise to the names of many American places, objects, institutions and ...

, the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America

Places

North America

Natural features

* Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest * Columbia River, in Canada and the United States ** Columbia Bar, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River ** Columbia Country, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches *** Columbia Valley, a region within the Columbia Country ** Columbia Lake, a lake at the head of the Columbia River *** Columbia Wetlands, a protected area near Columbia Lake **

Columbia Slough The Columbia Slough is a narrow waterway, about long, in the floodplain of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Oregon. From its source in the Portland suburb of Fairview, the Columbia Slough meanders west through Gresham and Portland to th ...

, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon * Glacial Lake Columbia, a proglacial lake in Washington state * Columbia Icefield, in the Canadian Rockies *

Columbia Island (District of Columbia) Lady Bird Johnson Park, formerly known as Columbia Island until 1968, is an island located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It formed naturally as an extension of Analostan Island in the latter part of the 1800s ...

, in the Potomac River * Columbia Island (New York), in Long Island Sound

Populated places

* Columbia City (disambiguation) *

Columbia County (disambiguation) Columbia County or County of Columbia or ''variant'', may refer to: Counties of Columbia Columbia County is the name of eight counties in the United States: * Columbia County, Arkansas * Columbia County, Florida * Columbia County, Georgia * Colum ...

District of Columbia (disambiguation) District of Columbia is a U.S. federal district which contains the national capital of the City of Washington. District of Columbia or Columbia District or ''variant'', may also refer to: Washington DC related * District of Columbia (until 1871 ...

, including "Columbia District" * Columbia Township (disambiguation) *

Mount Columbia (disambiguation) Mount Columbia may refer to: * Mount Columbia (Canada), on the border of Alberta and British Columbia * Mount Columbia (Colorado) Mount Columbia is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of Nort ...

Canada

* British Columbia, a province of Canada *

Columbia District The Columbia District was a fur trading district in the Pacific Northwest region of British North America in the 19th century. Much of its territory overlapped with the disputed Oregon Country. It was explored by the North West Company bet ...

, a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading district in the Pacific Northwest * Columbia, British Columbia, a former city in Canada * Columbia (electoral district), formerly in British Columbia, Canada, 1903–1928 * Columbia Street, New Westminster, the main downtown street of that city, in British Columbia, Canada

United States

* District of Columbia, the United States' capital district * Columbia, Alabama, a town * Columbia, Arizona, a populated place * Columbia, California, a census-designated place and former boomtown * Columbia, San Diego, California, a neighborhood * Columbia, Connecticut, a town * Columbia, Illinois, a city *

Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana Columbia is an unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana. History Columbia was laid out in 1832. It took its name from Columbia Township. A post office was established at Columbia in 1833, and remained in operation ...

, an unincorporated town *

Columbia, Iowa Columbia is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It i ...

, an unincorporated community * Columbia, Kentucky, a city *

Columbia, Louisiana Columbia is a town in, and the parish seat of, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 390 as of the 2010 census, down from 477 in 2000. History The land that became Columbia was first cleared by Daniel Humphries in 1827. ...

, a town *

Columbia, Maine Columbia is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 435 at the 2020 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Columbia was firs ...

, a town * Columbia, Maryland, a planned community *

Columbia, Michigan Vevay Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,537 at the 2010 census. The township is part of the Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area and mostly surrounds the city of Mason, but the t ...

, a village * Columbia, Mississippi, a city * Columbia, Missouri, a city **

Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri) The Columbia metropolitan area is the region centered around the City of Columbia in the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in Mid-Missouri, it consists of five counties: Boone, Audrain, Randolph, Cooper, and Howard. The population was estimate ...

* Columbia, New Hampshire, a town * Columbia, New Jersey, a census-designated place * Columbia, New York, a town *

Columbia, North Carolina Columbia is a town in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 891 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tyrrell County. Geography The Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula is located in northeastern North Carolina, insho ...

, a town *

Columbia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Columbia is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. It is located near Strasburg, Parral, and Dover. Despite being in Franklin Township, Columbia uses Dover's Zip Code, 44622. References ...

, an unincorporated community *

Columbia, Williams County, Ohio Columbia is an unincorporated community in Williams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History Columbia was founded in 1854. The village was the terminus of the St Joseph Valley Railway from 1915 to 1918, running from Angola, Indiana Angola ...

, an unincorporated community * Columbia, Pennsylvania, a borough * Columbia, South Carolina, the capital of South Carolina **

Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina) As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only, the Columbia metropolitan statistical area, is an area consisting of six counties in central South Carolina, anchored by the ...

Columbia, South Dakota Columbia is a city on the James River in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 160 at the 2020 census. History An early variant name was Allentown. The city derives its present name from the song "Hail, Columbia". Geogr ...

, a city * Columbia, Tennessee, a city *

Columbia, Virginia Columbia, formerly known as Point of Fork, is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the James and Rivanna rivers. Following a referendum, Columbia was dissolved ...

, a town *

Columbia (Richmond, Virginia) Columbia, also known as the Philip Haxall House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia. A rare surviving hi-style Federal Villa. The house name is derived from the Columbia Flour Mills which Haxall operated. It was built in 1817–181 ...

, a historic home *

Camp Columbia (Hanford) Camp Columbia or Columbia Camp was a prison labor camp established on the north shore of the Yakima River opening on February 1, 1944 near Horn Rapids. The camp was operated between February 1944 and October 1947 by Federal Bureau of Prisons to p ...

, Washington state, a prison camp during and after World War II *

Columbia, West Virginia Columbia is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, situated along Armstrong Creek.The Nat ...

Columbia, Wisconsin Columbia is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hewett, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. History A post office called Columbia was established in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920. The comm ...

, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of

Romney, Indiana Romney is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It has a well known equestrian facilityFoxton Farm that was once used for fox hunting, but now houses the equestrian program at Purdue U ...

, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of

Etna, New York Etna (formerly Miller's Settlement and Columbia, sometimes referred to as Aetna) is an unincorporated community in Tompkins County, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located ...

, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of

West Columbia, Texas West Columbia is a city in Brazoria County in the U.S. state of Texas. The city is centered on the intersection of Texas Highways 35 & 36, southwest of downtown Houston. The population was 3,644 at the 2020 census. The 1st Congress of the Repub ...

, a city

Elsewhere

Columbia, Queensland Columbia is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Columbia had a population of 101 people. Geography Charters Towers Airport occupies the west of the locality ().There are two airstrips. The main one i ...

, a locality in Australia *

Camp Columbia (Wacol) Camp Columbia was a United States Army military camp located in Wacol, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war ...

, Queensland, Australia, during World War II *

Columbia, Tyne and Wear Columbia is one of the village subdivisions of the town of Washington, Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the L ...

, United Kingdom, a village subdivision of the town of Washington *

Columbia (supercontinent) Columbia, also known as Nuna or Hudsonland, was one of Earth's ancient supercontinents. It was first proposed by John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh in 2002 and is thought to have existed approximately , in the Paleoproterozoic Era. The assembly of ...

, a prehistoric supercontinent *

327 Columbia Columbia (minor planet designation: 327 Columbia) is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 26 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 March 1892, by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at Nice Observato ...

, an asteroid

Arts and media

Fictional elements

Columbia (BioShock) ''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games. The third installment in the ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, ...

, a city in the video game ''BioShock Infinite'' * Columbia, a character in the movie ''

The Rocky Horror Picture Show ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 Musical film, musical comedy horror film by 20th Century Fox, produced by Lou Adler and Michael White (producer), Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman. The screenplay was written by Sharman an ...

Music

* Columbia, a style of

Cuban rumba Rumba is a secular genre of Cuban music involving dance, percussion, and song. It originated in the northern regions of Cuba, mainly in urban Havana and Matanzas, during the late 19th century. It is based on African music and dance traditions, ...

* '' Columbia: Live at Missouri University'', a 1993 live album by American power pop group Big Star * "Columbia", a song on the 1994 Oasis album ''

Definitely Maybe ''Definitely Maybe'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Oasis, released by Creation Records on 29 August 1994. Oasis booked Monnow Valley Studio near Rockfield in late 1993 to record the album and worked with producer Dave Batchel ...

'' * "Columbia", a song on the 2000 Paul van Dyk album ''

Out There and Back ''Out There and Back'' is the third studio album by Paul van Dyk. It was released in 2000 and is the first album released on his own Vandit record label. It can be seen as Paul van Dyk's breakthrough album. Several editions include a bonus CD. T ...

'' * "Columbia", a song on the 2005 Eric Johnson album '' Bloom''

Publications

* ''

Columbia Encyclopedia The ''Columbia Encyclopedia'' is a one-volume encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by the Gale Group. First published in 1935, and continuing its relationship with Columbia University Columbi ...

'', one-volume encyclopedia published by Columbia University Press * ''Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art'', annual literary journal published by

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

* ''Columbia Magazine'', an alumni magazine published by

*''Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History'', quarterly magazine published by the Washington State Historical Society *''Columbia'', a magazine published by the

Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Michael J. McGivney on March 29, 1882. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order's 14th Supreme Knight. ...

*''Columbia Magazine'', an online magazine published in Columbia, Kentucky

Companies

Arts and media companies

Columbia Amusement Company The Columbia Amusement Company, also called the Columbia Wheel or the Eastern Burlesque Wheel, was a show business organization that produced burlesque shows in the United States between 1902 and 1927. Each year, about four dozen Columbia burlesque ...

, an American burlesque chain that operated from 1902 to 1927 *

Columbia Artists Management Columbia Artists Management (CAMI) was an international talent management agency. On August 29, 2020, the agency announced plans to shut down amid a disturbance in business caused by the " prolonged pandemic environment". History Based in New Yor ...

Columbia Broadcasting System CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...

, original name of American broadcast network, CBS; initially Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (1927–1928), then Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (1928–1974), now CBS Inc. (1974–present) *

Columbia Comics Columbia Comics Corporation was a comic book publisher active in the 1940s whose best-known title was ''Big Shot Comics''. Comics creators who worked for Columbia included Fred Guardineer, on ''Marvelo, the Monarch of Magicians''; and Ogden Whitne ...

Columbia Games Columbia Games is one of the oldest manufacturers of board wargames, and has also produced the '' Hârn'' role-playing game as well as various card games and collectible card games. Their wargames are notable for using small wooden or plastic blo ...

Columbia Graphophone Company Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1917 as an offshoot of the American Columbia Phonograph Company, it became an independent British-owned company in 1922 in a managemen ...

, a British record company and label from 1922 to 1973 *

Columbia House Columbia House was an umbrella brand for Columbia Records' mail-order music clubs, the primary iteration of which was the Columbia Record Club, established in 1955. The Columbia House brand was introduced in the early 1970s by Columbia Records ...

, an American mail-order media company *

Nippon Columbia , often pronounced ''Korombia'', operating internationally as , is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK ...

, formerly Columbia Music Entertainment, a Japanese record company *

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

, an American cinematic film studio founded in 1924, owned by Sony Corporation since 1989. *

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony. It was founded on January 15, 1889, evolving from the A ...

, an American record label founded in 1888, owned since 1988 by Sony Music Entertainment *

Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fie ...

, affiliated with Columbia University and publisher of Columbia Encyclopedia

Transportation companies

Columbia Aircraft The Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer that designed and built light general aviation aircraft. In November 2007 it became a division of Cessna. History In 1994 NASA launched the Advanced General Avia ...

, taken over by Cessna * Columbia Aircraft Corporation, originally Columbia Air Liners Inc. *

Columbia Bicycles Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...

of Hartford, Connecticut **

Columbia (automobile brand) Columbia was an American brand of automobiles produced by a group of companies in the United States. They included the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, the Electric Vehicle Company, and an entity of brief existence in 1899 ...

(1899–1913), originally expanded from the bicycle line *

Columbia Helicopters Columbia Helicopters, Incorporated (CHI) is an aircraft manufacturing and operator company based in Aurora, Oregon, United States. It is known for operating tandem rotor helicopters; in present times, exclusively the Boeing Vertol 107 and Boein ...

, based in Aurora, Oregon *

Columbia Motors Columbia Motors was a Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, United States based automobile manufacturer that produced automobiles from 1916 to 1924. Columbia Motors was incorporated in 1916, with John George Bayerline as company president and William ...

of Detroit, Michigan (1917–1924) *

Columbia Railway The Columbia Railway was the third streetcar company to operate in Washington, D.C. It was incorporated and started operations in 1870, running from the Treasury Building along H Street NW/NE to the city boundary at 15th Street NE. It switched to ...

, a historic Washington, D.C. streetcar company * Columbia Transit (

COMO Connect Go COMO, formerly Columbia Transit, is a city-owned public bus system that serves the city of Columbia, Missouri. The system operates Monday through Saturday, except on major holidays. Services include fixed-route services, bookings for para-tra ...

), a bus company serving Columbia, Missouri *

Columbia Transportation Columbia Transportation is a fare-free bus network providing service to Columbia University campuses. It is operated by Academy Bus Lines and Luxury Transportation to serve employees and students. The buses are open to all Columbia faculty, st ...

, the university bus system of Columbia University

Other companies

Columbia Brewery The Columbia Brewery is a brewery that was a part of the Fort Steele Brewery which was established in 1898 by Fritz Sick in Creston, British Columbia. Production The brewery is known for Kokanee, a light Pilsner-style beer with 5.0% alc ...

in Canada *

Columbia Data Products Columbia Data Products, Inc. (CDP) is a company which produced the first legally reverse-engineered IBM PC clones. It faltered in that market after only a few years, and later reinvented itself as a software development company. History 1976� ...

Columbia Forest Products Columbia Forest Products is the largest manufacturer of hardwood veneer and hardwood plywood in the United States. Founded in 1957, it is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. It specializes in decorative, interior veneers and plywood pane ...

* Columbia Gas Transmission, a gas pipeline between the U.S. Gulf Coast and New York *

Columbia Industries Columbia Industries is a company involved in the manufacture and sale of bowling balls and ten-pin bowling-related accessories. Their most notable brand name is Columbia 300, which has produced some of the most well-known balls in the sport. Begi ...

Columbia Insurance Group Columbia Mutual Insurance Company is the parent company of a group of five property and casualty insurance companies operating as the Columbia Insurance Group. The group of companies primarily focus on insuring businesses but, also, insure farms, ...

Columbia Management Group Columbia Management Group was an investment advisor and sponsor of mutual funds. In 2009, it was acquired by Ameriprise Financial and, in 2015, it was merged into Threadneedle to form Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the asset management subsi ...

* Columbia Mining Company, amalgamated in 2001 with

Teck Resources Teck Resources Limited, known as Teck Cominco until late 2008, is a diversified natural resources company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that is engaged in mining and mineral development, including coal for the steelmaking indu ...

as Teck-Cominco *

Columbia Power Corporation Columbia Power Corporation is a Crown Corporation, owned by the province of British Columbia, Canada. Its mandate is to undertake hydro-electricity projects in the Columbia River region of British Columbia. In so doing, it is required to work w ...

, Canada *

Columbia Sportswear The Columbia Sportswear Company is an American company that manufactures and distributes outerwear, sportswear, and footwear, as well as headgear, camping equipment, ski apparel, and outerwear accessories. It was founded in 1938 by Paul Lam ...

, formerly the Columbia Hat Company

People

* Al Columbia (born 1970), American artist, writer and cartoonist * Columbia Lancaster (1803–1893), a delegate from the Territory of Washington

Schools

, New York City **

Columbia Lions The Columbia University Lions are the collective athletic teams and their members from Columbia University, an Ivy League institution in New York City, United States. The current director of athletics is Peter Pilling. Ivy League athletics T ...

, athletic teams representing the university *

Columbia International University Columbia International University (CIU) is a private Christian university in Columbia, South Carolina. Divisions CIU has five colleges: the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Counseling, the College of Education, the College of Interc ...

, Columbia, South Carolina * Columbia College (disambiguation) *

Columbia Bible College Columbia Bible College (CBC) is an institution of higher education in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The college states that its mission is to "equip people for a life of discipleship, ministry and leadership in service to the church an ...

, Abbotsford, British Columbia *

Columbia Theological Seminary Columbia Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian seminary in Decatur, Georgia. It is one of ten theological institutions affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). History Columbia Theological Seminary was founded in 1828 in Lexington, Geor ...

, formerly in Columbia, now in Decatur, Georgia *

Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School ("Columbia Grammar", "Columbia Prep", "CGPS", "Columbia") is the oldest nonsectarian independent school in New York City, located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (5 West 93rd Street). The school serves gr ...

, New York City *

Columbia High School (disambiguation) Columbia High School may refer to: *Columbia High School (Huntsville, Alabama) *Columbia High School (Georgia) * Columbia High School (Florida) * Columbia High School (Idaho) *Columbia High School (Illinois) *Columbia High School (Mississippi), a M ...

Columbia Independent School Columbia Independent School (CIS) is a private school and a prep school in Columbia, Missouri, that serves almost 400 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The school's curriculum emphasizes global perspectives. History Columbi ...

, Columbia, Missouri * Columbia Middle School in Grovetown, Georgia * Columbia University, a former name of the University of Portland

School districts

Columbia Elementary School District Columbia Elementary School District, located in Redding, California, is a school district on Redding's far east side. It is home to one elementary school and one middle school. Administrative Team Clayton Ross is the superintendent and also th ...

, Redding, California *

Columbia School District (Mississippi) The Columbia School District is a public school district based in Columbia, Mississippi (USA). Schools * Columbia High School (Grades 9–12) *Jefferson Middle School (Grades 6–8) *Columbia Elementary School (Grades 4–5) *Columbia Primary ...

Columbia Public Schools The Columbia Public School District is located in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri. The district is Accredited with Distinction by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 19,052 students are enrolled as of 2020. The dis ...

, Columbia, Missouri

Aircraft and spacecraft

* Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' * Command Module ''Columbia'', the Command/Service Module for the Apollo 11 mission *

Columbia XJL The Columbia XJL is a large single-engined amphibious aircraft designed by Grumman Aircraft but built by the Columbia Aircraft Corp. It was intended to replace the Grumman J2F Duck but the type did not reach production status. Design and develo ...

, a large amphibian aircraft built only as three prototypes

Ships

Naval vessels

* USS ''Columbia'', any of several ships of the US Navy * ''Columbia''-class cruiser, a group of two protected cruisers used by the United States Navy, 1890–91 * CSS ''Columbia'', a Confederate (and later U.S. Navy) ironclad ram during the Civil War * HMCS ''Columbia'', any of several commissioned vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy

America's Cup yachts

* ''Columbia'' (1871 yacht) * ''Columbia'' (1899 yacht) * ''Columbia'' (1958 yacht)

Other ships

* ''Columbia'' (Arrow Lakes sternwheeler) * ''Columbia'' (barque), in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company on the Columbia River and along the Pacific Northwest Coast * ''Columbia'' (collapsed paddle steamer), a paddle steamer excursion boat which sank on the Illinois River in July 1918 * ''Columbia'' (sidewheeler 1850), a steamboat in Oregon * MV ''Columbia'', a large passenger and automobile ferry in the Alaska Marine Highway System fleet * SS ''Columbia'', a historic excursion steamer docked in Ecorse, Michigan, United States * SS ''Columbia'' (1880), a coastal passenger liner which made the first commercial use of Edison's light bulb * SS ''Columbia'' (1889), an ocean liner, later renamed ''Rapido'', a cruiser for the Spanish Navy * United States lightship ''Columbia'' (WLV-604), the first lightship on the Pacific Coast of the United States, docked in Astoria, Oregon * ''

Columbia Rediviva ''Columbia Rediviva'' (commonly known as ''Columbia'') was a privately owned American ship under the command, first, of John Kendrick, and later Captain Robert Gray, best known for going to the Pacific Northwest for the maritime fur trade. ...

'', commonly known as the ''Columbia'', a maritime fur trade vessel

Other uses

* Columbia Carousel, carousels in amusement parks *

Columbia sheep The Columbia is one of the first breeds of sheep developed in the United States. The product of USDA and university research, it was intended to be an improved breed adapted for the Western ranges of the country (where the majority of sheep raisi ...

, an American breed *

Columbia (supercomputer) Columbia was a supercomputer built by Silicon Graphics (SGI) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), installed in 2004 at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility located at Moffett Field in California. Named in ho ...

, named for the space shuttle * Columbia, another name for the

2-4-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The type is somet ...

classification of steam locomotives * Sailing Ship ''Columbia'', a themed ride at Disneyland * Team Columbia, a professional cycling team sponsored by Columbia Sportswear * Columbia (Hewlett-Packard), a codename for the HP OmniGo 700LX palmtop PC

Places

North America

Natural features

Populated places

Canada

United States

Elsewhere

Arts and media

Fictional elements

Music

Publications

Companies

Arts and media companies

Transportation companies

Other companies

People

Schools

School districts

Aircraft and spacecraft

Ships

Naval vessels

America's Cup yachts

Other ships

Other uses

See also