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 The Columbia Plateau is a geologic and geographic region that lies across parts of the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It is a wide flood basalt plateau between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, cut through by the Col ...

, 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 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 Trench, a ...

, 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 the Canal Flats. The main hub of the valley is the town of Invermere. Other towns include R ...

, 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 suburb of Fairview, the Columbia Slough meanders west through Gresham and Portland to ...

, along the Columbia watercourse near Portland, Oregon *

Glacial Lake Columbia Glacial Lake Columbia was the lake formed on the ice-dammed Columbia River behind the Okanogan lobe of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet when the lobe covered of the Waterville Plateau west of Grand Coulee in central Washington state during the Wis ...

, 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 ...

, in the Canadian Rockies * Columbia Island (District of Columbia), 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. It is situated off the south-eastern coast of Davids Island, immediately adjacent to Pea Island. Before sea walls and other st ...

, in Long Island Sound

Populated places

Columbia City (disambiguation) Columbia City is the name of several places in the United States: *Columbia City, Indiana *Columbia City, Oregon *Columbia City, Seattle, a neighborhood of Seattle See also

*Columbia (disambiguation) *Columbia, Missouri *Columbia, South Caroli ...

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 * Columb ...

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)

Canada

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

, 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 betw ...

, 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

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, 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 Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital a ...

, an unincorporated town * Columbia, Iowa, 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 ...

, a town * Columbia, Maine, a town *

Columbia, Maryland Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland. It is one of the principal communities of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. It is a planned community consisting of 10 self-contained villages. Columbia began with ...

, 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 ...

, a village *

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

, a city * Columbia, Missouri, a city ** Columbia metropolitan area (Missouri) *

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 origin ...

, a town *

Columbia, New Jersey Columbia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Knowlton Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. While the community has existed for over a century, the CDP was created as part of the 201 ...

, 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, 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 a ...

, an unincorporated community * Columbia, Pennsylvania, a borough * Columbia, South Carolina, the capital of South Carolina ** Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina) * Columbia, South Dakota, a city * Columbia, Tennessee, 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, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of Etna, New York, an unincorporated community * Columbia, former name of West Columbia, Texas, 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), a prehistoric supercontinent * 327 Columbia, an asteroid

Arts 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''

Music

* Columbia, a style of Cuban rumba#Columbia, Cuban rumba * ''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'' * "Columbia", a song on the 2000 Paul van Dyk album ''Out There and Back'' * "Columbia", a song on the 2005 Eric Johnson album ''Bloom (Eric Johnson album), Bloom''

Publications

* ''Columbia Encyclopedia'', one-volume encyclopedia published by Columbia University Press * ''Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art'', annual literary journal published by Columbia University * ''Columbia Magazine'', an alumni magazine published by Columbia University *''Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History'', quarterly magazine published by the Washington State Historical Society *''Columbia'', a magazine published by the Knights of Columbus *''Columbia Magazine'', an online magazine published in Columbia, Kentucky

Companies

Arts and media companies

* Columbia Amusement Company, an American burlesque chain that operated from 1902 to 1927 * Columbia Artists Management * Columbia Broadcasting System, 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 Games * Columbia Graphophone Company, a British record company and label from 1922 to 1973 * Columbia House, an American mail-order media company * Nippon Columbia, formerly Columbia Music Entertainment, a Japanese record company * Columbia Pictures, an American cinematic film studio founded in 1924, owned by Sony Corporation since 1989. * Columbia Records, an American record label founded in 1888, owned since 1988 by Sony Music Entertainment * Columbia University Press, affiliated with Columbia University and publisher of Columbia Encyclopedia

Transportation companies

* Columbia Aircraft, taken over by Cessna * Columbia Aircraft Corporation, originally Columbia Air Liners Inc. * Columbia Bicycles of Hartford, Connecticut ** Columbia (automobile brand) (1899–1913), originally expanded from the bicycle line * Columbia Helicopters, based in Aurora, Oregon * Columbia Motors of Detroit, Michigan (1917–1924) * Columbia Railway, a historic Washington, D.C. streetcar company * Columbia Transit (COMO Connect), 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 Forest Products * Columbia Gas Transmission, a gas pipeline between the U.S. Gulf Coast and New York * Columbia Industries * Columbia Insurance Group * Columbia Management Group * Columbia Mining Company, amalgamated in 2001 with Teck Resources as Teck-Cominco * Columbia Power Corporation, Canada * Columbia Sportswear, 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

* Columbia University, New York City ** Columbia Lions, athletic teams representing the university * Columbia International University, Columbia, South Carolina * Columbia College (disambiguation) * 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 Independent School, Columbia, Missouri * Columbia Middle School in Grovetown, Georgia * Columbia University, a former name of the University of Portland

School districts

* Columbia Elementary School District, Redding, California * Columbia School District (Mississippi) * Columbia Public Schools, Columbia, Missouri

Aircraft and spacecraft

* Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' * Command Module Columbia, 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

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

America's Cup yachts

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

Other ships

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

Other uses

* Columbia Carousel, carousels in amusement parks * Columbia sheep, an American breed * Columbia (supercomputer), named for the space shuttle * Columbia, another name for the 2-4-2 classification of steam locomotives * Sailing Ship Columbia, 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