Columbia most often refers to: *

Columbia (personification) Columbia (; ), also known as Lady Columbia or Miss Columbia, is a 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 ...

, the historical personification of the United States *

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, a private university in New York City *

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...

, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures *

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 Lamf ...

, an American clothing company *

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-mo ...

Columbia, Missouri Columbia is a city in Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1821 as the county seat of Boone County, Missouri, Boone County and had a population of 126,254 as recorded in the 2020 United States census, making it the List of cities in Misso ...

Columbia may also refer to:

Places

North America

Natural features

Columbia Plateau The Columbia Plateau is an important geology, geologic and geography, geographic region that lies across parts of the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It is a wide flood basalt plateau between the Cascade Range a ...

, a geologic and geographic region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest *

Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook language, Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin language, Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river headwater ...

, in Canada and the United States **

Columbia Bar The Columbia Bar is a system of bars and shoals at the mouth of the Columbia River spanning the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. It is one of the most dangerous bar crossings in the world, earning the nickname Graveyard of the Pacific. The ...

, a sandbar in the estuary of the Columbia River **

Columbia Country Columbia Country refers to the upper basin of the Columbia River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It includes a smaller region known as the Columbia Valley, near the river's headwaters at Columbia Lake in the Rocky Mountain Trenc ...

, the region of British Columbia encompassing the northern portion of that river's upper reaches ***

Columbia Valley The Columbia Valley is the name used for a region in the Rocky Mountain Trench near the headwaters of the Columbia River between the town of Golden and Canal Flats. The main hub of the valley is the town of Invermere. Other towns include Rad ...

, a region within the Columbia Country **

Columbia Lake Columbia Lake is the primary lake at the headwaters of the Columbia River, in British Columbia, Canada. It is fed by several small tributaries. The village of Canal Flats is located at the south end of the lake. Columbia Lake is a fresh water la ...

, 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, Oregon, Portland suburb of Fairview, Oregon, Fairview, the Columbia Slough meanders west ...

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

Columbia Icefield The Columbia Icefield is the largest ice field in North America's Rocky Mountains. Located within the Canadian Rocky Mountains astride the Continental Divide along the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, the ice field lies partly ...

, 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 Theodore Roosevelt Island, Analostan Island in the ...

, in the Potomac River *

Columbia Island (New York) Columbia Island (formerly Little Pea Island), is an island in the Long Island Sound and part of New Rochelle, New York, United States. It is situated off the south-eastern coast of Davids Island, immediately adjacent to Pea Island. Before sea w ...

, in Long Island Sound

Populated places

* Columbia City (disambiguation) *

Columbia County (disambiguation) Columbia County is the name of eight counties in the United States: * Columbia County, Arkansas * Columbia County, Florida * Columbia County, Georgia * Columbia County, New York ** Columbia County Airport * Columbia County, Oregon * Columbia ...

District of Columbia (disambiguation) The District of Columbia is a U.S. federal district which contains the national capital of the City of Washington. District of Columbia, Columbia District or other variants/similarities, may also refer to: Washington, D.C., related * District of ...

, including "Columbia District" *

Columbia Township (disambiguation) Columbia Township may refer to the following places in the United States: Arkansas * Columbia Township, Randolph County, Arkansas Indiana * Columbia Township, Dubois County, Indiana * Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana * Columbia Tow ...

Mount Columbia (disambiguation) Mount Columbia may refer to: * Mount Columbia (Canada), on the border of Alberta and British Columbia * Mount Columbia (Colorado), United States * Mount Columbia (Manquin, Virginia) Mount Columbia is a historic home located near Manquin, Kin ...

Canada

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, a province of Canada *

Columbia District The Columbia District was a fur-trading district in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, in both the United States and British North America in the 19th century. Much of its territory overlapped with the temporarily jointly occupi ...

, a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading district in the Pacific Northwest *

Columbia, British Columbia Columbia was a city in the Boundary Country region of southern British Columbia. Now the west part of Grand Forks, like Carson, it sought to rival Grand Forks for supremacy. Initially called Upper Grand Forks, the name changed to Columbia in 18 ...

, a former city in Canada *

Columbia (electoral district) Columbia was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. It lasted until the 1928 election, when it was merged into Columbia-Revelstoke fo ...

, formerly in British Columbia, Canada, 1903–1928 *

Columbia Street, New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capita ...

, the main downtown street of that city, in British Columbia, Canada

United States

District of Columbia Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

, the United States' capital district *

Columbia, Alabama Columbia is a rural town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 740, down from 804 in 2000. History Founded in 1820, Columbia served a ...

, a town * Columbia, Arizona, a populated place *

Columbia, California Columbia is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Tuolumne County, California, Tuolumne County, California, United States. It was founded as a boomtown in 1850 when gold was found during the California Gold R ...

, a census-designated place and former boomtown * Columbia, San Diego, California, a neighborhood *

Columbia, Connecticut Columbia is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,272 at the 2020 census. Originally a part of Lebanon, known as the North Society or Lebanon's Crank, Columbia was incorporated in May 1804. The town was named ...

, a town *

Columbia, Illinois Columbia is a city mainly in Monroe County with a small portion in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Illinois, about south of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 10,999 at the 2020 census. History Columbia was first incorporated i ...

, a city * Columbia, Fayette County, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Columbia, Iowa, an unincorporated community *

Columbia, Kentucky Columbia is a home rule-class city just above Russell Creek in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,452 at the 2010 census. Columbia is the seat of its county. History The area was settled by Daniel Trabue. The post o ...

, a city *

Columbia, Louisiana Columbia is a town in and the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 277 in 2020. History The land that became Columbia was first cleared by Daniel Humphries in 1827. A store was built a few years later the ...

, a town * Columbia, Maine, a town *

Columbia, Maryland Columbia is a planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States, consisting of 10 self-contained villages. With a population of 104,681 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the second-most-populous community in Maryland ...

, a planned community * Columbia, Michigan, a village *

Columbia, Mississippi Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Mississippi, United States. Formed six years before Mississippi was admitted to statehood, Columbia was named for Columbia, South Carolina, from which many of the early settlers had mig ...

, a city *

, 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 estimat ...

Columbia, New Hampshire Columbia is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 659 at the 2020 census, down from 757 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH-VT micropolitan statistical area. History The township was originally c ...

, 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 610 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tyrrell County. Geography The Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula is located in northeastern North Carolina, in ...

, a town * Columbia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 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. This was ...

, an unincorporated community *

Columbia, Pennsylvania Columbia, formerly Wright's Ferry, is a borough (town) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,222. It is southeast of Harrisburg, on the east (left) bank of the Susquehanna River, ...

, a borough *

, 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, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, is an area consisting of six counties in central South Carolina, anchored by ...

* Columbia, South Dakota, a city *

Columbia, Tennessee Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County, Tennessee. The population was 41,690 as of the 2020 United States census. Columbia is included in the Nashville metropolitan area. The self-proclaimed "mule capital of the world," Colu ...

, a city * Columbia, Virginia, a town * Columbia (Richmond, Virginia), a historic home * Camp Columbia (Hanford), Washington state, a prison camp during and after World War II * Columbia, West Virginia * Columbia, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of

Romney, Indiana Romney is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community is part of the Lafayette, ...

, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of Etna, New York, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of

West Columbia, Texas West Columbia is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. 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, a locality in Australia * Camp Columbia (Wacol), Queensland, Australia, during World War II * Columbia, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, a village subdivision of the town of Washington *

Columbia (supercontinent) Columbia, also known as Nuna or Hudsonland, is a hypothetical ancient supercontinent. It was first proposed by John J.W. Rogers and M. Santosh in 2002 and is thought to have existed approximately (Ma), in the Paleoproterozoic era. The assembly o ...

, a prehistoric supercontinent * 327 Columbia, an asteroid

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional elements

* Columbia (BioShock), 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 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O ...

'' * Columbia Airlines, from the movie ''

Airport 1975 ''Airport 1975'' (also known as ''Airport '75'') is a 1974 American air disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 film ''Airport''. It was directed by Jack Smight, produced by William Frye, executive produced by Jennings Lang, a ...

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, n ...

* '' Columbia: Live at Missouri University'', a 1993 live album by American power pop group Big Star * "Columbia" (Oasis song), a song on the 1994 album ''Definitely Maybe'' * "Columbia", a song on the 2000 album '' Out There and Back'' by Paul van Dyk * "Columbia", a song on the 2005 album '' Bloom'' by Eric Johnson *

Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" (originally "Columbia, the Land of the Brave") is an American patriotic song which was popular in the U.S. during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Composed 1843, it was long used as an unofficial national anthem ...

, an American patriotic song

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 Magazine'', an alumni magazine published by

*''Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History'', quarterly magazine published by the

Washington State Historical Society The Washington State Historical Society is the historical society of the U.S. state of Washington. Based in Tacoma, it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and is a trustee agency of the state. It was founded in 1891. The board of trustees of the society inc ...

*''Columbia'', a magazine published by the

Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic Church, Catholic Fraternal and service organizations, fraternal service order founded by Michael J. McGivney, Blessed Michael J. McGivney. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. ...

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

Companies

Arts and media companies

* Columbia Amusement Company, 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 ...

, an international talent management agency *

Columbia Broadcasting System CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original 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 Whi ...

, an American comic book publisher *

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 bl ...

, an American board game company *

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 managem ...

, 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 *

, a movie studio owned by

Sony is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including Sony Corporation (electronics), Sony Semiconductor Solutions (i ...

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 C ...

, formerly Columbia Music Entertainment, a Japanese record company *

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

, 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 New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's la ...

, 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 Aviat ...

, American manufacturer active 1995-2007, taken over by Cessna *

Columbia Aircraft Corporation The Columbia Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer, which was active between 1927 and 1947. History Columbia Aircraft was founded in December 1927 by Charles A. Levine as chairman and the aircraft designer Giuseppe Mario ...

, American manufacturer active 1927-1947, originally Columbia Air Liners Inc. *

Columbia Bicycles Columbia most often refers to: * Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States * Columbia University, a private university in New York City * Columbia Pictures, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures * C ...

of Hartford, Connecticut ** Columbia (automobile brand) (1899–1913), originally expanded from the bicycle line * Columbia Helicopters, 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 E ...

of Detroit, Michigan (1917–1924) * Columbia Railway, 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 paratran ...

), a bus company serving Columbia, Missouri * Columbia Transportation, the university bus system of Columbia University

Other companies

* Columbia Brewery in Canada *

Columbia Data Products Columbia Data Products, Inc. (CDP) is a company which produced the first legally reverse-engineered IBM PC clones, starting with the MPC 1600 series in 1982. It faltered in that market after only a few years, and later reinvented itself as a s ...

, a software company in Florida * Columbia Forest Products, a forest manufacturing company in North Carolina * 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. Beg ...

, a bowling manufacturing company * Columbia Insurance Group, an insurance company *

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 sub ...

, a financial services company * Columbia Mining Company, amalgamated in 2001 with

Teck Resources Teck Resources Limited is a diversified natural resources company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that is engaged in mining and mineral development, including coal for the steelmaking industry, copper, zinc, and energy. Secondary ...

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 ...

, Canada *

Columbia Restaurant Columbia Restaurant is a restaurant in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. It is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, as well as the oldest Spanish cuisine, Spanish restaurant in the United States. The 15 dining rooms cover 52,000&nb ...

, Florida *

, an American company that manufactures and distributes outerwear, sportswear, footwear, headgear, camping equipment, ski apparel, and outerwear accessories

People

* Al Columbia (born 1970), American artist, writer and cartoonist *

Columbia Eneutseak Columbia Eneutseak (January 16, 1893 – August 16, 1959), also billed as Nancy Columbia, was an American performer in silent films, known for writing and starring in '' The Way of the Eskimo'' (1911). Early life Nancy Helena Columbia Palmer ...

(or Nancy Columbia; 1893–1959), American actress and screenwriter *

Columbia Lancaster Columbia Lancaster (August 26, 1803 – September 15, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the first Delegate from the Territory of Washington to the United States House of Representatives. Biography Early life Columbia Lan ...

(1803–1893), a delegate from the Territory of Washington * Columbia Mishra – Indian-American aerospace engineer, named for the Space Shuttle

Schools

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. History Intercollegia ...

, athletic teams representing the university *

Columbia International University Columbia International University (CIU) is a private Christian university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1923. Academics CIU has six colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Cook School of Bus ...

, Columbia, South Carolina *

Columbia College (disambiguation) Columbia College may refer to one of several institutions of higher education in North America: Canada * Columbia College (Alberta), a private post-secondary institution in Calgary * Columbia College (British Columbia), a two-year liberal arts inst ...

* Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford, British Columbia * Columbia Theological Seminary, formerly in Columbia, now in Decatur, Georgia * Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, 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 Mis ...

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

University of Portland The University of Portland (UP) is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1901 and is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, which also founded UP's sister school, the University of Notre Da ...

School districts

* Columbia Elementary School District, Redding, California *

Columbia School District (Mississippi) The Columbia School District is a public school district based in Columbia, Mississippi ( USA). Superintendent is Mr. Jason Harris. He has served since 2017, he is formerly the principal of Tupelo High School. Dr. Otha Belcher serves as the D ...

Columbia Public Schools Columbia 93 School District, also known as the Columbia Public School District, is located in Columbia, Missouri, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri. The district is Accredited with Distinction by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secon ...

, Columbia, Missouri

Aircraft and spacecraft

* Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' ** Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster * Command Module ''Columbia'', the Command/Service Module for the Apollo 11 mission * Columbia XJL, a large amphibian aircraft built only as three prototypes

Ships

Naval vessels

* CSS ''Columbia'', a Confederate States Navy (and later United States Navy) ironclad ram during the Civil War * HMCS ''Columbia'', several ships of the Royal Canadian Navy * HMS ''Columbia'', several ships of the Royal Navy * USS ''Columbia'', several ships of the United States Navy * ''Columbia''-class cruiser, two protected cruisers used by the United States Navy, 1890–91 * ''Columbia''-class submarine, an upcoming class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines for the United States 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 being the first American vessel to circumnavigate the globe, a ...

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

Other uses

Columbia Carousel Columbia Carousel or Carousel Columbia are a pair of double-decker carousels at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, and California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Both parks were originally built by the Marriott hotel chain ...

, 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 NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), installed in 2004 at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division, NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility located a ...

, 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 team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to info ...

, a professional cycling team sponsored by Columbia Sportswear * Columbia (Hewlett-Packard), a codename for the HP OmniGo 700LX palmtop PC